[…] Despite King’s assertion that he does not want teachers to teach from scripts, the math modules are heavily scripted. (See an example here.) The modules tell teachers what to do, write, and say. The scripts even anticipate what students will say. It is the “teacher proof” approach to curriculum that has never been successful. Teachers also complain of missing materials and errors, such as this computation error: 600 /10 = 6, which you can find here. […]
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[…] Despite King’s assertion that he does not want teachers to teach from scripts, the math modules are heavily scripted. (See an example here.) The modules tell teachers what to do, write, and say. The scripts even anticipate what students will say. It is the “teacher proof” approach to curriculum that has never been successful. Teachers also complain of missing materials and errors, such as this computation error: 600 /10 = 6, which you can find here. […]