On this page we have begun to collect links to similar, like-minded organizations in Canada, particularly those directly associated with WISE Math and within the region affected by WNCP (“local chapters” in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Territories and affected Maritime provinces).
Let us know if you hope to join this fight and wish to start up a local group of either type or if you would like to be put in contact with other parents in your area to work together on immediate solutions (out-of-school programs, cooperative tutoring, etc).
Local Chapters
WISE Math BC — a new local chapter in B.C. Residents there wishing to become involved should contact them through their web site.
Regional Canadian affiliates outside the area covered by WNCP
MathRight (Ont) – We expect to post a link to an Ontario group tentatively called Math Right (as in “Math Done Right”, or “The Right to Math”) that wishes to do something similar in that province. They appear to have reached a critical mass and we plan to post a link here to their website when it is ready. Interested Ontario residents can contact them by email.
Hi,
I am a grade 7/8 Math/English teacher at a public school in Ontario. I have grown absolutely tired of hearing about ‘not drilling’ math facts to children. Don’t teach the students the ‘algorithm’. Let them work cooperatively and discover the strategies for themselves. I was wondering if you’ve heard of Marion Small and her influence on the Ontario curriculum regarding teaching through the open-ended question rather than memorizing facts. I would love to get some feedback from some real math professors regarding this ‘education guru’. I use that term lightly. I think that we are suffering in Ontario as well. Our board scored the lowest in all of Ontario and we PREACH the Marion Small Math Approach! Doesn’t that tell you something? I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you for your time.
A Concerned Teacher!