Nor axioms on the goal(s) of math ed 😉

(High) school math is so out of touch… “There is a difference: How much math is there in the CURRICULUM and college? Or how much math is there in your REAL WORK as an engineer?” cc: @conradwolfram @nctm youtu.be/MhanyR5Rfk0

I propose anyone engaging in this tired debate cite an ACTUAL lesson plan and ground their critique in actual details of the lesson.

What are recommendations based on #5 (performance =\= learning)? As in, what should teachers do about this in regards to assessment and grading practices?

As a HS teacher, I used to hear colleagues say this same kinda thing…blaming the middle schools. Instead, I’ve started to ask middle schools: “what are the pressures you feel about preparing kids for high school? What can we do at the HS level to lessen that for you?” Try?

I can’t seem to find these (your?) machine learning resources on the page?

Education levels probably correlate strongly with income level, as does life expectancy (I would imagine). So this seems like a map of avg income level more than anything?

They said the recording would be up tomorrow.

Further, the 3-year curriculum should illustrate how the standard HS math content can be taught conceptually and how it is connected to meaningful issues in the world (it can integrate data science and other modern maths into the core content rather than as distinct courses)

I suggest the development of a 3-year HS math curriculum that prepares students to be ready for a calculus class in their 4th year (leaving Calc open to ALL students who are in grade level in 9th grade; this is very rare now).

Even though we sometimes disagree about things, I always appreciate hearing your perspective. Here is something that I think would greatly advance equity efforts in HS math and I wonder if you agree and/or have interest in partnering…

I know there will be problems with all such tests, but I still think it would be a huge improvement for someone to create a prototype of a new exam that reflected the modern needs of high school mathematics education (and allowed much fuller access to all types of tech tools)

It’s wild to me how many people accept the test as the driver of policy and practice. There was a large opt out movement a while back (which I think got squashed because they started monetarily penalizing districts?); we need something like that again.

All Boaler stuff aside, it is a weird claim to say something needs improving so that we can bomb people and extract resources from the earth.

Crazy how much this aligns with my own personal and professional experiences. Thanks for sharing! For whatever it’s worth, I’m wrestling with the same questions. Wish I was at the conference to connect with you. Hope a path emerges for you…and happy to connect any time. ❤️