But Far Behind Their Peers in Several Asian and European Countries. Since A 1995 Survey. We haven't been going into the same depth in geometry. Efforts to unify math and science curricula and to raise standards apparently did not help. To have the dramatic gains we'd like, we have to do something dramatic in terms of what it means to be a teacher in America.
Some teachers blame having too much ground to cover and no time for depth.
Top scoring countries tend to cover fewer topics in a textbook but go into more detail with those that are included. Changes include longer class periods and more-selective teaching of key skills, she said. The Broward district also is following recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics . Other solutions include more teacher training in math and science. In Florida, an elementary teacher may be certified with as few as three hours of science coursework and three hours of math.