Make Up Post-- MEA Core Curriculum

• I attended a lecture by Dr. Peterson on the current math core curriculum in schools and how it is changing.
• Difficult: I had a really hard time understanding if Dr. Peterson thought that the core curriculum was good or if it needed improvement, or both. He seemed... certainly not abivalent, but abiguous and disjointed. He frequently gave his opinion on the core, but sometimes his opinions would contradict themselves. Very confusing.
• Reflective: I've noticed that the BYU math education program seems to be full of a lot of ideals, but I have a feeling most of them are vain. Yes, there are so many wonderful ways to incorporate math into the classroom so that it becomes more than just memorizing formulas. But with the way the core is currently set up, I don't know if it's possible. And I don't think the system is ready for a complete overhaul of the core. I wish he had talked about that. How will we incorporate these ideals, not just the ideals themselves.