The Standard Deviants - Math Mania (Learning Basic Math)
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Actor: Standard DeviantsDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-06-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Cerebellum Corp
DVD Reviews of The Standard Deviants - Math Mania (Learning Basic Math)
DVD Review: It is entertaining to watch
Summary: 5 Stars
I must say that the video was entertaining to watch.Perhaps it may have appeared goofy to some looking for a more classroom structured type video but I picked some things that I may have forgotten or was never taught in class because the public school system is not as regimented enough to prepare our children to suceed in higher education.therefore we get discouraged and give up.And yes there were some pretty women in the video i have to keep it real.But not to the point where one become distracted unless you are at a pubescent stage of life.In conclusion, this video deserves two thumbs up for it's effort to educate as well as entertain the masses like myself who bought the video.DVD Review: Good and Bad
Summary: 3 Stars
My 11 year old son really needed some math review - he's a slow learner and I thought this might be more fun than some of the rote memorization. Well - he enjoyed it but also thought one of the actresses was "hot" and that totally distracted him. He was able to learn some but spent much of his time watching for his "favorite girl". So while this could be of good use for some kids, it didn't work so good for him. DVD Review: Poor teaching, waste of money
Summary: 1 Stars
Standard Deviants DVD's are the Best made only if they are the 2001 or older ones not these new ones that are updated 2005 and up. It looks like the Goldhil Educational bought out Standard Deviants and changed every thing that was good with the old DVD's and change the way you buy them, they cut them up into smaller DVD's so you can buy just what math learning you want like addition or just fractions, or you can buy the full DVD like this one.
Don't wast you time and money, keep looking for the old version ones
The new ones have little teaching and poor skits, poor humor.
DVD Review: My daughter says too much humor too little teaching
Summary: 3 Stars
My daughter thought there was too much entertainment and not enough teaching. She went through Spanish one in a hour or two and took the Spanish final test and passed.DVD Review: Too much entertainment, not enough education
Summary: 3 Stars
While this tape may appeal to children in the 8 - 12 year old ranges and also teaches them some mathematics; older people will most likely find it dull. The problem is that a great deal of time is spent in the telling of jokes designed to appeal to children of that age range. In my opinion, much more time than is reasonable. After all the primary purpose of the tape is to teach math with the humor being a secondary supplement. However, the way the tape is put together, the humor is foremost and the math is secondary.
All of the following basic concepts are covered, but not to the depth necessary for understanding.
*) Integers and how to add, subtract, multiply and divide them.
*) The names of all the components of an arithmetic problem.
*) Fractions, their components and how to reduce them.
*) The order of operations.
*) Prime numbers and how to factor integers.
*) Exponents and scientific notation.
*) Ratios and percents.
While I think this tape would be good as a supplement, I don't think that it could be used as a primary learning tool. Too much focus on entertainment and not enough on learning.
Description of The Standard Deviants - Math Mania (Learning Basic Math)
Whether you're learning about quotients and numerators for the first time or you're looking for a quick review, The Standard Deviants deliver! Throw your calculators away - this DVD covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, ratios and percentages the quick and easy way! The perfect learning tool for all ages, The Standard Deviants make math fun! (Formerly Titled "Basic Math DVD")In "The Zany World of Basic Math," the Standard Deviants, an ebullient troupe of young performers whose specialty is taking serious subjects and making them offbeat enough to be memorable, tackle the most basic concepts of mathematics. Starting off with explanations of integers, the program proceeds to cover addition, subtraction, and multiplication before moving into more advanced concepts such as exponents and division. Throughout the program the cast cracks painfully corny jokes and occasionally dresses up in some bad costumes to make their points. Indeed, this must be the only math lesson to have a "comedy editor" listed in the opening credits. The underlying principle is that if the performers make spectacles of themselves, that serves as a mnemonic device and makes the serious material they're imparting easier to remember. After covering the basics, the program moves into decimals, fractions, ratios, and percents. Following each section a quiz appears, which the student can either take or skip, and a "Grand Slam Exam" concludes the entire set of lessons. While the presentation may be unorthodox, the academic material has been approved by a panel of professors. Though it's not intended as a substitute for classes in math, students would benefit by using this as review material. --Robert J. McNamara
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