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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am glad that they want to reinstate testing.  I hope the Board of Regents actually listen to them.  The problem, however, does start in the K-12.  We give the kids chrome books and tell them to go on iReady and think that if they spend enough time on the platform, they are learning.  This is a fallacy.  Kids also do not spend time working on math problems like they used to.  They want immediate answers.  They can't stand to be frustrated.  [/quote]

It isn’t on the students what curriculum they are given. Of course students are frustrated because so many schools have gotten rid of direct instruction and math textbooks that have worked examples.

CA just spent millions and millions on a new math framework that  Jo Boaler, a Stanford Education professor who doesn’t have any type of advanced math coursework and has never really taught higher higher school math has been championing. It encourages de-tracking, emphasized “equity” and alleged inquiry over mastery.

This hurts poor, bright students the most. It ends up being the opposite of equity. [/quote]

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