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Dr. Quantum Presents Meet the Real Creator - You!
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The more you learn about quantum physics, the more you wonder: who is really creating your reality? Fear not, Dr. Quantum, superhero of spiritual science, is here to help you meet the real creator: You! Join this champion of modern thought (sometimes known by his alter ego, Dr. Fred Alan Wolf) on a quest for truth through the strange reality of quantum physics. Listeners will discover how we participate in the manifestation of each moment, why the universe only seems to be beyond our ability to control, and how we can use the principles of cutting-edge science to truly take charge of our lives. On this four-part journey into understanding, Dr. Quantum will unravel such mysteries as:
- Your "spiritual elephant", who is really in control of your life from a quantum perspective?
- Quantum heaven, quantum hell, if we create our own reality, why do things happen that we don't want?
- "If I have a soul, why doesn't it do something?" How to open a dialogue between your "self" and "soul".
- Is there one soul, or are there many? A quantum perspective on the nature of self and other.
Whether he's rescuing listeners from confusion about subatomic subtleties or breaking down the barriers between science and spirit, Dr. Wolf sets the standard for bringing quantum physics down to earth and into our lives.
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Cosa pensano gli ascoltatori di Dr. Quantum Presents Meet the Real Creator - You!
- Lillian
- 22/09/2005
Dr. Quantum Presents Meet the Real Creator - You!
I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Fred A. Wolf aka Dr. Quantum during a conference held at Simon Fraser University called, "The Bleep Conference". Fred makes Quantum Physics seem like childs play. Clear, concise examples that are relative to everyday life make learning QP fun and enlightening. I know that anyone even slightly interested in physics will find Fred's narrative fun and applicable to our own lives in all ways. Very enjoyable! Absolutely a must hear!
32 people found this helpful
- John
- 25/06/2007
Not what I expected
His book was not what I expected. I had exposure to him in the "What the bleep do we know" movie, and thought he was a circus act. He does have a very bizarre style, but that is just him. Its real. He is actually very cogent and informative surrounding a very difficult topic to understand for us lay-people. It took a while to get used to his voice, but it was worth the time listening. I learned more than I expected and decided to get his other works. Fred has more to contribute to our knowledge base than just quantum physics.
7 people found this helpful
- Sabrina
- 30/12/2005
I really enjoyed listening to Dr. Quantum discuss his ideas about soul, heaven and hell, how we create our reality, and what Quantum Physics has to do with it all. I discovered Dr. Quantum from the wonderful "What the Bleep Do We Know?" movie, and ever since then I have become interested in what he has to say (as well as what the other people in the movie have to say). I find him easy to understand and actually quite entertaining. I found myself laughing out loud at times. He really kept my attention throughout the entire presentation. In fact, I have listened to this audio book about 3 times now (I've only had it about a week), and I am taking notes! I am also researching some of the people and experiments that he mentions (i.e.: Benjamin Libet and his work on neural adequacy). I am considering purchasing his other audio presentation: A User's Guide to Your Universe.
I had no prior knowledge of Quantum Physics until I watched the "What the Bleep" movie, so all this stuff is new to me. I am glad that I started my study of the mystery with Dr. Quantum as a guide.
7 people found this helpful
- Chris
- 28/12/2005
good listen
How can anything be objective when the observer is part of the system he is observing? At best only a model can be offered. You can either buy into it, or not. As for religion and science; well, they both have their own priests, don't they? And yet, are they not ultimately trying to model the same thing? Is this not one of the things that thing that baffled the quantum scientists so much... Looking down into the very fabric of reality they "saw" what the ancient Hindu writers explained? So then, some scientists ask, what is religion and what is science in relation to the data obtain at the quantum level? ("Tao of Physics" is a good example). If they (religion and science) are both trying to describe the ultimate reality; should they not at some point cross?
Wolf is always fun to listen to, and reminds me of one of my old physics professors.
It is a good listen.
7 people found this helpful
- J. Putney
- 27/09/2005
This is not Quantum Physics
Ok to download IF you realize that this is one person's view about human spirituality, and NOT actually about any of the qualities or scientific implications of quantum physics.
This book uses a quantum physics vocabulary (vocabulary, mind you, not actual scientist-endorsed interpretations or data) to make speculations about the soul, which is describes in terms of an imaginary elephant. It presents common misreadings of what real quantum physicists call "observation," equating a probabilistic science to a false determinism.
Incredibly disappointing.
I am surprised Audible would advertise this on its front page.
39 people found this helpful
- April
- 17/05/2007
Thought provoking
Dr. Wolf is excellent. This is the second audiobook of his I've listened to and like the first, I've gone back and listened to certain chapters several times over.
Whether you agree with his philosophical theories or not, they are indeed though provoking.
I thoroughly enjoy listening to his voice and his sense of humor is wonderful. His audio's are incredibly entertaining and while listening you feel as if he is actually talking to "YOU."
You can also contact him personaly via his website. I sent him an email and by the next day I had a reply.
2 people found this helpful
- Christopher Shelton
- 07/10/2019
Deep and Humorous
A deep topic that he makes humorous and easily approachable! I'd recommend this book for anyone seeking deeper meaning in their life.
- Alexandra Hopkins
- 24/02/2016
Got key insights about nature of reality
Any additional comments?
This is not a book about quantum physics though the author is a quantum physicist. It's a book about the implications of quantum physics for an understanding of the ultimate nature of reality. The author summarizes experimental results of both quantum physics and neuroscience in a light manner that skips technical discussions. In some cases, his interpretations of quantum physics theory and experimental results might well be contested by other quantum physicists. Dr. Quantum does not hold consensus views -- not that there really is consensus yet among physicists about its interpretation. So, if you're looking for deep understanding of quantum physics, look elsewhere. But I appreciated Dr. Quantum's key insights into the relationship of consciousness and reality. Very worth listening to. It's easy and somewhat enjoyable listening. I listened three times to really understand some of the key insights.
- chris
- 18/02/2015
Entanglement proof
He is a little zany, but it all fits together. We just need to remember to practice this in our lives. I feel that all life and all things are sacred and holy. A fun and informative audio book.
- Sara
- 02/01/2012
Overacted under-performance
I was all set to like this. I had heard a very interesting interview with Fred Alan Wolf on Insights At the Edge so had high expectations for this audio recording. But for some reason Dr. Wolf seems to have the mistaken impression that he has to ham up his delivery to make it interesting or to live up to his "Dr Quantum" persona. So the delivery was painfully corny to start with but the most disappointing part was the fact that there wasn't much depth to the content. This audio might work for someone who has never been introduced to "New Thought"/ Eastern approaches to spirituality or to the places where those philosophies intersect with science, but it seemed to me that, even if that were the case, there are better introductions to those ideas to be found elsewhere.


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Wealth-X, the research outfit that keeps its eye on the doings of the ultra wealthy, has come up with a list of the next 20 mega donors "based on their efforts to emulate forebears of modern major giving, such as Carnegie and Rockefeller."
Four of these emerging mega philanthropists are Americans, while seven come from India and China. During the past three years, they have contributed a total of $250 million, Wealth-X said.
These donors were focused on causes related to higher education, followed by health and social programs and support for the humanities. Fifty-six percent of Asian emerging mega donors and 55% of the top 20 donors gave to educational causes.
Forty-five percent of the elite donors are from Asia. They gave on average a larger proportion of their income to philanthropy than the average American.
Wealth-X said mega donors prefer "organized philanthropy," and many are actively involved in causes they fund.
Following are the Top 20 New Mega Donors in order of percentage of wealth donated:
(Solomon Lew, No. 18, of Australia and his wife, Rosie. Photo: AP)
No. 20
India: Indu Jain, 77, has a net worth of $2.2 billion, amassed in the media sector. She contributes 0.01% of her wealth to higher education.
No. 19
Greece: Philip Niarchos, 58, has a net worth of $2.6 billion. The investor donates 0.02% of his fortune to education and humanitarian aid.
No. 18
Australia: Solomon Lew (above), 67, has a net worth of $1.2 billion made in retail and distribution. His philanthropic focus is arts, culture and the humanities to which he contributes 0.02% of his wealth.
No. 17
China: Xiangjian He, 70, made his $5.9 billion fortune in manufacturing. He donates 0.04% to humanitarian aid.
(Image of India's Dr. Kallam Anji Reedy, No. 14, from his corporate website.)
No. 16
Sweden: Hans Anders Rausing, 86, has a net worth of $10 billion made in the packaging sector. He directs 0.08% of his wealth to health issues and his foundation.
No. 15
Taiwan: Wan Tsai Tsai, 83, has a net worth of $4.7 billion amassed in the financial services sector. He contributes 0.13% of his fortune to higher education.
No. 14
India: Kallam Anji Reddy (above), 72, made his $1 billion fortune in pharmaceuticals. He gives away 0.27% of it to health-related causes.
No. 13
Brazil: Aloysio de Andrade Faria, 91, has a net worth of $4 billion from the financial services sector. He donates 0.33% to health-related causes.
(No. 12 Bruce Kovner of the U.S.. Photo: AP)
No. 12
U.S.: Bruce Stanley Kovner (above), 67, has a net worth of $3.5 billion. The hedge fund manager gives away 0.57% to higher education.
No. 11
U.S.: Adolph Alfred Taubman, 88, made his $2.5 billion fortune in real estate. His philanthropy focuses on higher education to which he contributes 0.6% of his wealth.
No. 10
China: Ka Yan Hui, 54, has a net worth of $5.6 billion made in real estate. He donates 0.68% to public, social benefit and higher education.
No. 9
China: Dongsheng Chen, 55, amassed $2.2 billion in the insurance sector. His charitable focus is higher education to which he donates 0.79% of his wealth.
(No. 6 Tom Golisano of the U.S. holds a $5 million check annoucing the
formation of his New York PAC in 2008. Photo: AP)
No. 8
Canada: N. Murray Edwards, 53, has a net worth of $1.4 billion from the oil and gas sector. He gives away 0.86% to education and health causes.
No. 7
Singapore: Peter Eng Hock Lim, 59, has a net worth of $1.8 billion from investments. His charitable-giving focus is public, social benefit, youth and education to which he contributes 0.86% of his fortune.
No. 6
U.S.: Blase Thomas Golisano (above), 71, has a net worth of $1.4 billion from payroll outsourcing. He gives away 1% to health causes.
No. 5
China: Jianlin Wang, 58, amassed $10.7 billion in hotels and real estate. His philanthropic focus is arts, culture and humanities to which he contributes 1.7% of his fortune.
(No. 3 Terry Pegula of the U.S., after his purchase of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres
in 2011 from Tom Golisano, who is No. 6 on this list. Photo: AP)
No. 4
Ukraine: Gennady Borisovich Bogolyubov, 50, has a net worth of $2.6 billion. The banker donates 2.9% to arts, culture, humanities and humanitarian aid.
No. 3
U.S.: Terrence Pegula (above), 61, amassed $3.3 billion in the oil and gas sector. He gives 3.03% of his wealth to higher education.
No. 2
Germany: Hans-Werner Hector, 72, has a net worth of $1.8 billion from the software sector. He gives away 3.5% to arts, culture, humanities and higher education.
No. 1
China: Wenzai Huang, 59, has a net worth of $1 billion, made in real estate. His philanthropy focuses on public and social benefit to which he contributes 6% of his fortune.
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How to Rock Your Business Phone Calls
As a web designer, how do you feel about business phone calls?
Your answer probably depends on your personality. Some people love to talk on the phone. Others dread phone calls.
If you're busy, an unexpected phone call can disrupt your day. If you're a bit on the shy side, talking to a client on the phone may make you nervous.
Love them or hate them–business phone calls are an important part of running your web design business. That's not going to change any time soon.
Fortunately, regardless of whether you love business phone calls or hate them, there are some steps you can take to make your business phone calls go more smoothly. In this post, I share five of those steps. If you liked this post, you'll probably also like 5 Communication Tips for Freelancers and Designers.
Step 1: Schedule All Client Calls
Unexpected phone calls can be a real nuisance. Here are just some of the disadvantages of getting an unexpected phone call:
- Interrupts your train of thought. Interruptions can cause you to make mistakes. They can cause you to skip steps in your development process. They can even cause stress. You can read more about the adverse affects of interruptions in the news story, Even Brief Interruptions Spawn Errors, published on ScienceDaily.
- No time for preparation. Another reason unexpected phone calls can be bad is that you have no time to prepare. A client may call you out of the blue and ask a question that you really don't have any answer for. Even worse, your lack of preparation may cause you to give a wrong or incomplete answer.
- Can cause stress. For some of us, receiving a sudden call can be stressful. Not knowing what the client wants or whether they are upset can contribute to that stress. In some cases, an unexpected call on a busy day can lead to overtime or even a missed deadline.
These disadvantages are why I recommend that freelance web designers and other freelancers encourage clients to schedule a time to talk on the phone. Usually, email is adequate for scheduling calls, but if you handle a large volume of client phone calls, you may need to consider scheduling software like Bookeo or EZnetScheduler.
If a client really needs the ability to contact you whenever they want to and will not agree to schedule a phone call, you should charge an extra monthly fee for that convenience. After all, they are basically asking you to be "on call" for them.
Step 2: Be Prepared
Having your clients and prospects schedule their calls with you gives you a chance to prepare for the call.
When they schedule an appointment, ask them to give a brief overview of the purpose of the call. Here are some common reasons why clients and prospects request a phone call:
- They want to discuss additional projects.
- They need your professional advice.
- They want technical support for a project.
- They want to involve you in their company's regular team meetings.
Knowing what the meeting is about gives you the chance to do your homework and present yourself and your web design business in a positive light. You'll also discover what type of involvement you need to have in the meeting. For some meetings, such as a regular team meeting, you may only need to report your progress and identify any problems you have. For other meetings, such as when they want professional advice, you may need to conduct the meeting yourself.
Step 3: Use an Agenda
If you're expected to conduct the meeting yourself, it's a good idea to prepare an agenda. Your agenda doesn't need to be anything formal. A simple outline is usually good enough.
Having an agenda keeps the meeting on track and reduces the amount of wasted time.
Once you've created your meeting agenda, it's a good idea to send it to your client. If the client will have more than one person participating in the meeting, ask for the names of the other participants and send them the agenda as well.
Distributing the agenda in advance lets the client know what you think the meeting is about. It also gives them a chance to add a topic to the meeting if they see that you're not covering everything they want to discuss.
Step 4: Listen Carefully
Listening is an important part of any relationship. The freelancer/client relationship is no exception.
In fact, if you do all of the talking on your phone call, something is wrong.
Here are some guidelines to help you pay attention to what your client or prospect is saying:
- Take Notes. No matter how good your memory is, the odds of you accurately remembering everything that was discussed during the meeting is slim.
- Ask Questions. Too many freelancers fail to ask questions when they don't understand something the client says. It's better to ask now than be sorry later.
- Send out meeting minutes. I often send the meeting minutes to the client for their agreement. This is their chance to say, "I agree" or "I do not agree."
Remember, phone calls aren't the only way to have a meeting with your non-local clients and prospects.
Step 5: Consider an Alternative to a Phone Call
Today's technology offers many alternatives to the telephone when it comes to meeting with long-distance clients. Here are just a few of those alternatives:
- Skype IM or Video Chat. In addition to providing the capability to make VOIP phone calls, Skype also gives you the option to instant message with your contacts or to have a video call.
- Google Hangouts. Many freelancers don't realize that you can schedule a private meeting using Google Hangouts for up to ten people.
- Web Conferencing. In addition to the tools listed above, you can use a specialized web conferencing tool such as GoToMeeting and Cisco WebEx . One advantage of web conferencing is that many tools allow you to share visuals and even your computer screen with participants.
Your Turn
How do you manage phone calls? Do you schedule calls, or do you take them as they arrive?


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Rocco "The Rock" Pelosi is a character in Grand Theft Auto series that appears as a main character and the tertiary antagonist in The Ballad Of Gay Tony. Rocco is an Italian-American and is a perfect example of the new Mafia breed in Liberty City. He is the nephew of Vince who is also an Italian-American soldier, belonging to the Ancelotti crime family in Algonquin. Gay Tony owes him money, thus forcing him and the game's protagonist Luis Lopez to become his errand boy.
Relatives and crime family status
He is a distant relative of Gracie Ancelotti, and often seen alongside his uncle Vince. Rocco's status in the crime family is unknown, as well as his connection to Ancelotti capos Tony Black or Frankie Garone.
He is sometimes shown to be a made man and a high-ranking member despite his age, but is in the weakest family, as he is likely a Soldier since he's young. According to Tony, Rocco is somehow a blood or marriage relative of the don, and also a "made man" even more influential than his own uncle. In Frosting on the Cake, Evan Moss claims Rocco could have lent Tony $2 million (he suggests Gracie as well, and both of them could have, in turn, borrowed it from Don Ancelotti). Other times, it is suggested that he is only an associate working his way up - he once asks Gracie to "tell the Don I'm on the up", while Tony says Rocco is small time.
The Ballad of Gay Tony
Rocco clearly dislikes Tony, as he frequently mocks him with slurs such as "fag", knowing Tony is not in the position to fight him back. He first meets Luis Lopez in I Luv LC and immediately throws racial slurs at him in a similar fashion, calling him a "spic" and a "taco", prompting Luis to refer to him as a "guido". Behind his back, Tony and Luis agree that he is a wannabe who is "out of his league" as well as mocking him.
Luis voices his dislike of Rocco to his face and distrusts him (for example, he claims that Chinese Takeout and Boulevard Baby were both traps set by Rocco to kill him). Rocco, though normally very disrespectful, prefers Luis and occasionally delegates to him when trying to restrain or exclude Tony. Rocco still has a small degree of trust in Tony's business practices - despite saying his judgment is clouded by a "midlife crisis", he sees a very big monetary value in Maisonette 9.
- "You fucking moron! You fucking killed yourself just then."
- ―Rocco Pelosi to Luis Lopez.
In a complex chain of events, the diamonds attract thieves who kidnap Gracie and demand the diamonds. Giovanni Ancelotti makes a truce with the original owner of the stolen diamonds, Ray Bulgarin, and both blame Rocco, Tony and Luis for the incidents. Rocco, in a twisted gesture of compassion, offers to spare Luis and own the clubs with him if he personally kills Tony. Although he briefly considers it, Luis instead kills Uncle Vince and is about to kill Rocco, but Tony saves him by telling Luis that he is a made man. Rocco then flees. Shortly after, Luis and Tony fight off a Russian hit squad.
After The Ballad of Gay Tony
Rocco is not heard or seen again after the completion of the story. If the player calls Rocco's number after Departure Time, Rocco's voicemail message states that he has fled Liberty City to "lay low" for a while.
Rocco has only two outfits
- Pink shirt with black slacks, only worn in Practice Swing.
- Black leather jacket with white undershirt and grey slacks.
Mission appearances
- The Ballad of Gay Tony
- I Luv LC
- Practice Swing
- Boulevard Baby
- Frosting on the Cake
- Ladies' Night (Post-mission phone call)
- Ladies Half Price (Post-mission phone call)
- Party's Over (Boss, Betrayal)
- His name is possibly a reference to "Rocco P", a trendy brand of women's boots.
- Along with King Courtney and Darko Brevic (if he is spared by the player) Rocco is one of the only antagonists not to be killed.
- Rocco, Miguel and Ryder are the only antagonists who did not directly attempt to kill the protagonist.
- Rocco's phone number remains in Luis' cellphone even after the final mission is completed. This is simailer to Brian Jeremy, who remains in Johnny's cellphone even after he was killed.
- Rocco's character model could have been taken from Tommy Johnson from the movie "Football Factory" (which Rockstar produced). Rocco wears a similar polo shirt to Tommy, and also share similar facial features. Tommy Johnson was played by Danny Dyer, who also voiced Kent Paul in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- Rocco also bears some resemblance to Armando Torres, as they have similar facial appearences.
- Rocco's in-game model is different from his artwork, as in his artwork he is shown with spiked hair.
- Tony states that Rocco is below the age of consent in Utah, which is 18. Rocco is a made man, implying that he is either a Soldier or Capo in the Ancelotti crime family. Being a made man at 18 is next to impossible, as associates are usually "made" after 10 to 20 years of experience in the Mafia. It is most likely Tony was joking or exaggerating.
- Rocco's first voicemail is one of the four shortest voicemails in the GTA IV era. (Yo, it's the Rock. Leave a message) the other three would be Little Jacob's (Yeah, I'm busy. Call me back.), Phil Bell's (This is Phil B. Leave a message.) and Francis McReary's (This is Francis McReary. Please leave me a message.)


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The new CLINITEK Status+ Analyzer is the latest addition to the CLINITEK family, the most widely used urinalysis brand worldwide. The new CLINITEK Status+ analyzer is even easier to use and offers the broadest menu available on any point-of-care automated urine analyzer. In addition, this new urine analyzer features new automatic checks (Auto-Checks). The analyzer automatically checks each test strip for humidity exposure, common sample interferences and strip identification for Siemens test strips. Together, these provide improved clinical information.
Easy to Use and Convenient
Simple, intuitive touch screen operation
Load test – the analyzer does the rest, automatically times and reads every specimen
Fast results – in-office test results in about 1 minute
Automatic printed report – no manual transcription needed
Improved Data Integrity
Analyzer along with patented test strip technology enables Auto-Checks:
Detects common sample interferences and makes a printed note of any potentially compromised result
Checks each strip for humidity to prevent reporting of falsely elevated results
Auto-identification of test strips, no need for operators to key in manually
Removes subjectivity of visually read results
Comprehensive Menu
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Albumin-to-Creatinine ratios to detect early kidney disease in confirmed diabetic patients
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Simple connectivity upgrade to CLINITEK Status Connect System, for centralized oversight, data integration and elimination of manual documentation when interfaced to data management software or LIS
Barcode reading capability to eliminate manual tasks
Note: Does not include barcode reader.


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Police trying to determine why car rolled into pond
Florence boy's death remains under investigation
Police are investigating why it took rescuers a half hour to reach a 5-year-old boy trapped inside a submerged vehicle last week in Florence.
"You can see the tracks where it went down, through here," said the boy's grandmother, Glenda Poe. "We're going to be moving. I don't want to come in the back no more."
James "Bubba" Harris died after he was finally pulled Friday evening from a pond behind his family's home, after the car he was in began rolling as he and an older sister waited for their mother.
The 10-year-old girl and a family dog managed to escape the car, but the boy was trapped inside.
"It sank pretty quick," said Capt. Linny Cloyd, of Florence police. "There were some neighbors and family members that tried to get in, and our response was pretty quick and our first officers who got there said the car was completely submerged."
Cloyd said police are still investigating why the car started rolling with the children inside, and they're examining every part of the vehicle.
"Brakes, transmission, we'll try to take a look at the black box if it has one," Cloyd said.


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Standards' Writers Give Math Guidance
Guide designed to influence high school curriculum materials
With educators on the lookout for instructional materials that fit the content and vision of the common-core standards, a new set of "publishers' criteria" aims to influence decisions by both the developers and purchasers of such offerings for high school mathematics.
Crafted by the lead writers of the math common core, the 20-page document issued last week seeks to "sharpen the alignment question" and make "more clearly visible" whether materials faithfully reflect both the letter and spirit of the math standards adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia.
Also, revised K-8 criteria were issued, with changes to a version first put out last July based on feedback from the field. For one, an earlier call to limit the length of textbooks—to no more than 200 pages at the elementary level and 500 at the secondary—was removed.
Both sets of criteria attempt to drive home three core dimensions of the math standards: focus, coherence, and rigor.
The high school document drew a generally favorable review from W. Gary Martin, a professor of mathematics education at Auburn University who has helped develop tools for assessing the alignment of instructional materials to the new math standards.
New "publishers' criteria" for the common core in math offer guidelines for high school instructional materials that align with the standards.
Focus: "In any single course, students using the materials as designed spend the majority of their time developing knowledge and skills that are widely applicable as prerequisites for postsecondary education."
Coherence: "Coherence is about making math make sense. Mathematics is not a list of disconnected tricks or mnemonics. ...A special character of the mile-wide, inch-deep problem in high school is that there are often too many separately memorized techniques, with no overall structure to tie them all together."
Rigor: "Educators will need to pursue, with equal intensity, three aspects of rigor: (1) conceptual understanding, (2) procedural skill and fluency, and (3) applications. The word 'rigor' isn't a code word for just one of these three; rather, it means equal intensity in all three."
Problems with purpose: "Each problem or exercise has a purpose—whether to teach new knowledge, bring misconceptions to the surface, build skill or fluency, engage the student in one or several mathematical practices, or simply present the student with a fun puzzle."
Beware of the 'microstandards': "A drive to break the standards down into 'microstandards' risks making the checklist mentality even worse than it is today. ... If the standards are like a tree, then microstandards are like twigs. You can't build a tree out of twigs, but you can use twigs as kindling to burn down a tree."
Math practices: "Over the course of any given year of instruction, each mathematical practice standard is meaningfully present in the form of activities or problems that stimulate students to develop the habits of mind described in the practice standards. These practices are well-grounded in the content standards."
Matching the content: "Any discrepancies in high school content enhance the required learning and are clearly aimed at helping students meet the standards as written, rather than setting up competing requirements or effectively rewriting the standards."
Variety of tasks: "There is variety in what students are asked to produce," including answers and solutions, arguments, explanations, diagrams, and mathematical models.
Reasoning: "Materials provide sufficient opportunities for students to reason mathematically and express reasoning through classroom discussion, written work, and independent thinking. Reasoning is not confined to optional or avoidable sections of the materials."
The criteria, he said, "provide a vivid picture of how effective instructional materials could support the [math standards]. If those adopting and developing materials really took these criteria to heart, the face of high school mathematics could significantly change in very positive ways."
'A Key Resource'
The publishers' criteria are endorsed by several prominent organizations that provided feedback, including national groups representing governors, chief state school officers, state boards of education, and large urban districts, as well as Achieve, the Washington-based nonprofit that managed the process for developing the Common Core State Standards.
In fact, one of the endorsing organizations, the Council of the Great City Schools, signaled last year that more than 30 of its member districts would use the criteria in math (and a companion set for English/language arts) to guide their decisions in selecting materials. Also, California recently used the K-8 math criteria as part of its work to develop guidance for districts on selecting math materials.
"The states who do play a role in [reviewing] instructional materials are really looking at these as a key resource," said Carrie Heath Phillips, a program director at the Council of Chief State School Officers.
On the issue of focus—addressing fewer math topics in greater depth—the high school document signals that materials should have a clear eye on readying students for postsecondary education.
"In any single course, students using the materials as designed spend the majority of their time developing knowledge and skills that are widely applicable as prerequisites for postsecondary education," said the document, which will be revised next fall.
A table spells out domains and specific standards that deserve special attention in five areas: number and quantity, algebra, functions, geometry, and statistics and probability. For example, the table spotlights all three specific standards in a section on reasoning quantitatively and using units to solve problems. In algebra, it highlights every domain in the standards as containing widely applicable prerequisites, but identifies as "especially important" the first domain, focused on "seeing structure in expressions."
"Materials must give especially careful treatment to the domains, clusters, and standards in Table 1, including their interconnections and their applications," the criteria say.
Jason Zimba, a co-author of the criteria and one of the lead writers of the common-core math standards, said attention to postsecondary education is key and reflects the common-core focus on preparing students for college and careers.
"Students deserve to spend the majority of time on what will prepare them for the actual work of postsecondary education," said Mr. Zimba, a founding principal of Student Achievement Partners, a New York City-based nonprofit working with states and districts on common-core implementation.
But Mr. Martin from Auburn said that was one dimension of the criteria that gave him pause. "They almost seem to be redefining the standards," he said, "[suggesting] what we really meant was [this]."
J. Michael Shaughnessy, the immediate past president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, said he found the items identified in the chart appropriate, "but I might include some other ones, too."
Rigor and Coherence
When it comes to rigor, the publishers' criteria document articulates a three-pronged definition centered on conceptual understanding of key math concepts, procedural skill and fluency, and application of mathematics.
"Curricula have not always been balanced in their approach to these three aspects," it says.
On "coherence," the document says high school coursework often emphasizes too many memorized techniques with "no overall structure to tie them all together. Taking advantage of coherence can reduce clutter in the curriculum."
The criteria acknowledge it's sometimes helpful to isolate part of a standard, but say an emphasis on reducing standards to smaller pieces, or "microstandards," threatens their focus and coherence.
That message resonates with Denise M. Walston, the director of mathematics for the Council of the Great City Schools. "In so many instances, you've seen math taught as a set of discrete little facts," she said, "so you lose the unity."
The criteria, she said, are helpful to districts not simply in selecting new materials, but also in evaluating existing materials and figuring out where adjustments are needed.
Page Limit Scrapped
With the revised K-8 criteria, the decision to scrap limits on the length of textbooks came in response to feedback from curriculum experts that this kind of cap was not helpful, Mr. Zimba said.
The change was welcomed by Dennis J. Slattery, the editorial director for K-12 math at Pearson, who said that while "the intention is a good one" to focus on fewer math concepts, simply counting pages would be misguided.
"I don't think they wanted teachers or schools to be evaluating on that type of criteria," he said. Overall, Mr. Slattery said he was pleased with both sets of criteria and that his publishing house is taking them to heart.
"We're paying attention to it because our customers are," he said.
Another change replaced language in the first version saying "approximately three-quarters" of students' time should be spent on the "major work" of the standards. The document now offers a range, saying materials should devote "at least 65 percent and up to approximately 85 percent of the class time to the major work of the grades, with grades K-2 nearer the upper end of that range, i.e., 85 percent."
Vol. 32, Issue 28, Page 9Published in Print: April 17, 2013, as Common-Core Writers Offer 'Publishers' Criteria' for Math
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