Comments on: Calculus vs Statistics in High School Curriculum http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/10/24/calculus-vs-statistics-in-high-school-curriculum/ Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher going to bat for Web 2.0. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:32:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Garth Flint http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/10/24/calculus-vs-statistics-in-high-school-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-26413 Garth Flint Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:47:56 +0000 http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/10/24/calculus-vs-statistics-in-high-school-curriculum/#comment-26413 I teach a senior stat course at my high school. It is consdered the "easy" course compared to the senior calc course we offer. The kids that cannot survive the calc course tranfer to the stats. The calc teacher is on a mission, to get through the calc progam of study on time. My mission is to make sure my kids understand the material. Calc is a check the box math course, the student has done it, now it is time to go on to a math course that is relevant to most programs of study at the college level. I taught math at the University level for ten years. Calc was the top dog but was the least required math for majors. All those poor calc students were sent back to the math dept as graduate students to take all the stats they did not take as undergrads. Stats is the math most industries want and use. Calc needs to become a specialty math instead of the top dog. I teach a senior stat course at my high school. It is consdered the “easy” course compared to the senior calc course we offer. The kids that cannot survive the calc course tranfer to the stats. The calc teacher is on a mission, to get through the calc progam of study on time. My mission is to make sure my kids understand the material. Calc is a check the box math course, the student has done it, now it is time to go on to a math course that is relevant to most programs of study at the college level. I taught math at the University level for ten years. Calc was the top dog but was the least required math for majors. All those poor calc students were sent back to the math dept as graduate students to take all the stats they did not take as undergrads. Stats is the math most industries want and use. Calc needs to become a specialty math instead of the top dog.

]]> By: Jackie Ballarini http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/10/24/calculus-vs-statistics-in-high-school-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-26403 Jackie Ballarini Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:43:57 +0000 http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/10/24/calculus-vs-statistics-in-high-school-curriculum/#comment-26403 Another vote for a link to the .pdf! Another vote for a link to the .pdf!

]]> By: Mr. Higgins http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/10/24/calculus-vs-statistics-in-high-school-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-26402 Mr. Higgins Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:35:21 +0000 http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/10/24/calculus-vs-statistics-in-high-school-curriculum/#comment-26402 There is no link provided for the PDF...I would like to be able to comment on the pdf. There is no link provided for the PDF…I would like to be able to comment on the pdf.

]]> By: Mrs. Fuller http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/10/24/calculus-vs-statistics-in-high-school-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-26401 Mrs. Fuller Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:31:15 +0000 http://www.mrhiggins.net/blog/2009/10/24/calculus-vs-statistics-in-high-school-curriculum/#comment-26401 Interesting discussion! I teach in Georgia & we're in the process of implementing our new curriculum. Here is a pdf summary of the vertical alignment chart, I like it because it incorporates lots of higher level algebra/trig as well as statistics & data into every year of math. At my school most of the students are on an accelerated track where they finish all 4 years of the curriculum in 3 years so they can take an AP calculus or AP statistics in their 4th year. Interesting discussion! I teach in Georgia & we’re in the process of implementing our new curriculum. Here is a pdf summary of the vertical alignment chart, I like it because it incorporates lots of higher level algebra/trig as well as statistics & data into every year of math.

At my school most of the students are on an accelerated track where they finish all 4 years of the curriculum in 3 years so they can take an AP calculus or AP statistics in their 4th year.

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