San Francisco brings back Algebra

[Anonymous]

https://www.the74million.org/article/san-francisco-brings-back-8th-grade-algebra-to-broader-student-group/

After cutting back severely on access to Algebra 1 because it was not equitable, SFPS now are bringing it back for any students who are prepared.

One wonders how a parental lawsuit filed against SFPS factored into the policy reversal.

[Anonymous]

The algebra changes did not meaningfully improve equity outcomes and in some ways made them worse. That’s why nobody put up a fight about reversing the changes.

Families with resources paid for private tutoring or used summer programs or private schools. Families without those resources were more likely to fall further behind.

This widened class‑based inequities, even if the formal policy treated students the same.

[Anonymous]

Some background on this from The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/california-math-framework-algebra/675509/

[Anonymous]

Glad to see they are bringing it back and that the idiocy of not having it did not spread far and wide. VA was on track to do something similar but thankfully did not.

[Anonymous]

Math is racing. Haven’t you heard? !

[Anonymous]

Reminds me of when elite universities made SATs mandatory again. They discovered test optional policies actually hurt equity.

Years and years of complaints about standardized tests while it actually helped level the playing field for low income students.

What do you think is cheaper? Years and years of travel team, enrichment activities, and other extracurriculars or a few SAT study books?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Glad to see they are bringing it back and that the idiocy of not having it did not spread far and wide. VA was on track to do something similar but thankfully did not.

No, it wasn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Glad to see they are bringing it back and that the idiocy of not having it did not spread far and wide. VA was on track to do something similar but thankfully did not.

No, it wasn’t.

Is that not what VMPI was?

[Anonymous]

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/virginia-doe-eliminating-accelerated-math-prior-to-11th-grade/3522223

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Glad to see they are bringing it back and that the idiocy of not having it did not spread far and wide. VA was on track to do something similar but thankfully did not.

No, it wasn’t.

Is that not what VMPI was?

No it wasn't. That has been debunked a dozen times on this forum.

[Anonymous]

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure!

Jo Napolitano is the author of this article.

Jo Boaler is the charlatan who decimated math education in California with her pseudoscience fraud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Glad to see they are bringing it back and that the idiocy of not having it did not spread far and wide. VA was on track to do something similar but thankfully did not.

No, it wasn’t.

Is that not what VMPI was?

No it wasn't. That has been debunked a dozen times on this forum.

DP. That SF decision was actually pretty close to the VMPI proposal, and my very clear recollection is that it was the VMPI advocates who were debunked on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jo Boaler is the charlatan who decimated math education in California with her pseudoscience fraud.

Agree that Jo Boaler is a piece of work. Read a lengthy scholarly peer-reviewed paper by 2 math professors that debunked her claims. She sems to be the Lucy Calkins of the math educational world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Glad to see they are bringing it back and that the idiocy of not having it did not spread far and wide. VA was on track to do something similar but thankfully did not.

No, it wasn’t.

Is that not what VMPI was?

No it wasn't. That has been debunked a dozen times on this forum.

Only by those rewriting history. I'm a Dem but was shocked and furious when I saw what the VA DOE had planned. They then walked it back and tried to pretend otherwise, but it was the proposal. I watched the video and read the website. Gaslighting isn't going to work here.

So glad algebra is back in middle school. I don't necessarily agree with moving it all the way to 6th grade like FCPS is trying, but 7th or 8th grade algebra is a good option for accelerated students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jojo's Bizarre Adventure!

Jo Napolitano is the author of this article.

Jo Boaler is the charlatan who decimated math education in California with her pseudoscience fraud.

Wait, the Jo Boaler who wrote a bunch of math books that people seem to love?Mindset Mathematics volumes for different grades seem to be beloved. I thought the homeschool and extra enrichment people were pretty picky and savy about which resources they use.