Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover

“Today’s math curriculum is teaching students to expect — and excel at — paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. In his talk, Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think. (Filmed at TEDxNYED.)” Visit:http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover.html