A Chronicle from the San Francisco Chronicle

Thanks to the on-line information from the San Francisco Chronicle, we have some history of the reaction to fuzzy math in the bay area:

• No Such Thing As Malpractice In Edu-Land, by Debra J. Saunders, SF Chronicle, Feb. 4, 2000
• Works With Others by Debra J. Saunders, SF Chronicle, Jan. 18, 1998
• What is an educrat?, Debra Saunders, SF Chronicle, Jan. 4, 1998
• Man of Science Has a Problem With Real Math, by Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 19, 1997
• And They Call It Algebra September 9, 1997
• Four-Star Math Follies August 5, 1997
• Gonna Take a Mathematical Journey June 3, 1997
• Multiple Math Choices May 25, 1997
• The Diary Of a Mad Math Teacher March 4, 1997
• Too Cool for the School Board February 18, 1997
• A Prescription For Stealth Dumbing Down January 24, 1997
• The Educrat Has No Clothes December 10, 1996
• Crashing the Educrat Oligarchy November 19, 1996
• New-New Math Alert November 3, 1996
• The Anti-Standards October 13, 1996
• You Have No Standards August 11, 1996
• Educrats, New-New Math and Eastin August 6, 1996
• Darkness at Recess April 28, 1996
• Choice Could Damage 'the Kids' Mar 18, 1996
• SACRAMENTO -- Governor Signs Bills On Basic Spelling, Math Greg Lucas and Nanette Asimov, Oct 12, 1995
• Creatures From The New-New Math Lagoon Debra J Saunders, Sep 20, 1995
• What Math Task Force Should Say Debra J Saunders, Aug 09, 1995
• Don't Ignore Basics, School Advisers Say / Balance of old, new methods urged Nanette Asimov, Aug 08, 1995
• Legislators Push Basics In Schools / State bills would put focus on 3 Rs Greg Lucas, Jul 06, 1995
• A Test For the Educrats Debra J Saunders, May 05, 1995
• You Are The Problem Debra J Saunders, Apr 07, 1995
• 'Alarming' Statewide Test Results / Students score low in reading, math Nanette Asimov, Apr 05, 1995
• Boot Licking 101 Debra J Saunders, Mar 13, 1995
• Problems of New-New Math Debra J Saunders, Mar 10, 1995
• Palo Alto Parents Upset by the Even Newer Math John Wildermuth, Feb 22, 1995
• There Is No One Answer Debra J Saunders, Feb 1, 1995

Debra J Saunders has also written about reading. Many of the problems with the Whole Language approach are similar to problems with the Whole Math. Both are based on similar philosophical points. The State has issued a Program Advisory on teaching reading. Here are some samples of the articles from Debra Saunders on reading:

• Failure, The Real F-Word May 10, 1996
• Why Kids Can't Read In California Jan 12, 1996
• I Like How You Tried To Read This Dec 18, 1995
• If You Can Read This, Thank a Parent Dec 6, 1995
• The Wicked Whole Language is Dead Sept 13, 1995

For an article about higher education, see Dumbing Down America From the Top Mar 13, 1996

For an article about teacher qualifications and the CBEST see More Dumb Teachers June 16, 1996