Reply #150: The problem is... [View All]

[Yukari Yakumo]

I've read scores of research, read news reports, and even seen the textbooks. I can safely tell you the constructivist pedagogy in math is not only an absolute joke, but it is outright dangerous. Constructivist pedagogy is treated almost like religious dogma, despite the fact that there is no valid research that supports the claims the proponents make. Actually, there is plenty of evidence that suggests that constructivism, in fact, doesn't work. Especially if the student is anything but the ideal student constructivist research is based around, which is 99% of all students.

But the main problem is no one wants to be held accountable for anything. And when things go tits up, no one wants to take responsibility. I know, I've seen it happen. When reviewing test scores, a classroom of math teachers blamed everyone (and especially the students) but themselves.