MATH: A hard problem
We are the grandparents of two wonderful students in the Coeur d’Alene School District. I’ve noticed over the years, numerous students getting awards for fabulous grades (including ours), yet I also hear that test scores are poor. How can we have A students with bad test scores consistently? When the odds are 3/10 of our students are considered proficient in math, that means there are 7/10 that are not. This doesn’t give me confidence that my grandchildren will be able to get where they need to go when competing with others their age.
We are aware that the school board is considering a new program in our schools to address math. I’m not sure the proposed approach is the right thing. It feels like fuzzy math. I’ve heard we’ve hired a new superintendent. Has he had input yet on the state of our math classes and the proposed changes? For the sake of our community’s students, please take your time and include the new superintendent in the decision making.
WAYNE and BOBBIE MANIS
Hayden Lake