Series: ELEMENTARY MATH CONNECTS
Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition (July 7, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0021150222
ISBN-13: 978-0021150229
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 1.1 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #15,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #35 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Math > Arithmetic #2679 in Books > Textbooks
Grade Level: 3 and up
This book is really, shockingly awful. If your kid doesn't have attention deficit disorder yet, it's coming soon!The layouts are very busy, the material was presented in a very poor form, and some of the things being taught are just laughably bad. If math were taught by graphic artists who didn't understand math, it would look like this.For example, the book introduces a very heavy problem solving methodology -- collect, plan, calculate, check (or something like that) -- but then tries to get the kids to apply it to simple one-step problems like 36 - 23. Totally stupid. Or another one -- have the kids "estimate" sums by adding just the first one or two significant digits, but then check their results by doing the full math problem. Moronic. Or another, "simplifying" math problems like 23 * 8 by restating them as 23 * 5 + 23 * 3.The list could go on. The authors or should I say artists behind this book don't have a very good understanding of math. The supposed conformance to Common Core standards is just a whitewash and a distraction from the fact that they make a fairly simple topic almost completely incomprehensible.My kids had this book in his public school in Georgia. I suspect that swill like this book only gets bought because McGraw Hill hires prominent and popular teachers as sales reps -- a bit like a kickback in my book. I'm shocked and upset enough about this textbook that I'm seriously considering raising a stink at the local school board, or with whoever was responsible for this purchasing decision.Fat chance the US will catch up with the Singapores and Finlands of the world using garbage textbooks like this!
Really glad I found this book. Bright colorful pages, workbook consumable format. Has changed the rest my daughters year in math. She is happy to do math again I would say even exicted. We will buy again next year!
Two pages were written on in the inside and five pages were torn out from the middle of the book. I purchased this to to supplement my classroom math program. Being a teacher, and spending my own money, I was really hoping to get the complete workbook to use in my class.
arrived really quick. I was really impressed with the price. I can't wait to start working with my girls...
Just as described. Clean copy. No scratch or any hand writing on the pages. Good resource to help with math
Helps me follow along with my son when he has math homework. I even learn a few things!
As expected. Thank goodness they have a textbook this year.
Great book, very easy for children to obtain each lesson.
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