Debate 2 - Stop Making Students Memorize Math

Should students be asked to memorize in math class? Listen as two teams of two–with Dr. Mandi Tolen, Dr. Raj Shah, Liesl McConchie, and Geoff Krall–debate the purpose and reality of memorization. How much or what should you have your students memorize? Our guests hope to help you answer that question as they debate this episode’s resolution: Stop making students memorize math!

Resources Referenced in this Episode:

• Building Fact Fluency by Graham Fletcher and Tracy Johnston Zager 
• Prime Climb game - Math for Love
• Follow Dr. Mandi Tolen on Twitter: @MandiTolenEDU. Websites: Make Math Not Suck & Infinitely Teaching
• Follow Dr. Raj Shah on Twitter:@drrajshah, Websites: DrRajShah.com & Math Plus Academy
• Follow Liesl McConchie on Twitter: @LieslMcconchie, Website: Math with the Brain in Mind
• Follow Geoff Krall on Twitter: @geoffkrall, Website: Emergent Math
• Both Raj & Liesl mentioned their courses on Grassroots Workshops
• Geoff Krall mentioned his book Necessary Conditions

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Don’t forget to check out the video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel!

Keep up with all the latest info by following @DebateMathPod or going to debatemath.com. Follow us @Rob_Baier & @cluzniak. And don’t forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!