Bongo apologizes for the delay in this post, but he has been spending a lot of time at the bark park with his new friends lately. Besides, it wasn’t until this week that one of Bongo’s buddies sent the data you see here.
Bongo knew it was only a matter of time before Larry Snow could no longer stick to his sickeningly-sweet sentiments and his true colors would emerge at a board meeting.
It happened two weeks ago at a District 158 committee meeting.
Snow’s rudeness took center stage when he aimed his venom at Curriculum Director Dr. Olson.
Snow asked what the process was of reviewing textbooks, and Dr. Olson said it starts with teachers and then moves up to her office and she reviews the recommended books. Then Snow said,
"When will we look at the 'Everyday We Don't Learn Math series?",
implying that the existing elementary school math series, called Everyday Math, is terrible.
The charts at the top of the page show just how “terrible” the Everyday Math series has been in District 158 schools. Click on the image to make it easier to read. When looking at the numbers, keep in mind that Everyday Math was first introduced to students at the beginning of the 2005-06 school year. The stars in the chart represent years that students were not given state assessments in math.
Hey Larry, if you haven’t noticed, ISAT math scores have soared since the implementation of the Everyday Math series. No one said the series would be easy; especially for parents, who are used to doing math a different way. The road to excellence isn't an easy one, and progress takes work.
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