{"id":7602,"date":"2016-11-13T16:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/?p=7602"},"modified":"2016-11-13T16:00:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T06:00:55","slug":"vlog-ep-09-fake-math-pseudocontexts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/13\/vlog-ep-09-fake-math-pseudocontexts\/","title":{"rendered":"Vlog Ep #09: Fake Math and Pseudocontexts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What are <strong><em>pseudocontexts<\/em><\/strong>, and should K-6 math teachers be concerned about them?<\/p>\n<p>I came across the term in <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mrmeyer.com\/2016\/rebooting-pseudocontext-saturdays\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Meyer&#8217;s excellent blog<\/a>, in which he explores better ways of engaging students in learning math, and calls out &#8220;fake math&#8221; and poor teaching. You should go check out Dan&#8217;s work, I find it really challenging and encouraging.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xMLLLcEEUio?theme=light&amp;rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a publisher of educational content for K-6 math, I am deeply concerned about students&#8217; recognition of the importance and the usefulness, the utility of the math they learn.<\/p>\n<p>This means that I am always looking for ways to show students examples of math in real life. But does that mean I have to restrict my examples to ones where someone is asking a specific math question that matches the topic students are learning, or can I ask questions which someone <em>might <\/em>ask, but probably didn&#8217;t?<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Leave a comment below if you&#8217;d like to share your thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Recent examples of &#8220;math in real life contexts&#8221; are found in my <strong><em>Where&#8217;s the Math?<\/em><\/strong> video series, which you can see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLdwiIDWJ_RAXHHHymWvc-VMg6hjk4ZrRi\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Am I guilty of introducing pseudocontexts?<\/p>\n<p><span>\u25ba <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCE_VT9793kOu1ePBMp7X_tQ?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE to Professor Pete&#8217;s Classroom on YouTube<\/a><span> to learn more expert tips on teaching K-6 math for understanding<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Links to other pseudocontexts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/curiouscheetah.com\/BlogMath\/town-squares-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Town Squares&#8221; problem<\/a> (Curious Cheetah blog)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mrmeyer.com\/2016\/pseudocontext-saturday-blimp\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Saturday Blimp&#8221; problem<\/a> (Dan Meyers)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mathycathy\/status\/791969668168769538\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;How tall is Becky?&#8221;<\/a> (via Cathy Yenca on Twitter)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you find this blog useful? 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