Math class needs a makeover

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Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think.

Aired May 13, 2010

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    Leigh C
    I love love love this! I tutor math and always try to have good conversations about math and problems in general...
    appreciate appreciated
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