In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math

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The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

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California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

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The draft of the framework is hundreds of pages long and covers a wide range of topics. But its overriding concern is inequity. The department is worried that too many students are sorted into different math tracks based on their natural abilities, which leads some to take calculus by their senior year of high school while others don't make it past basic algebra. The department's solution is to prohibit any sorting until high school, keeping gifted kids in the same classrooms as their less mathematically inclined peers until at least grade nine.​

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"The inequity of mathematics tracking in California can be undone through a coordinated approach in grades 6–12," reads a January 2021 draft of the framework. "In summary, middle-school students are best served in heterogeneous classes."​

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In fact, the framework concludes that calculus is overvalued, even for gifted students.​

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"The push to calculus in grade twelve is itself misguided," says the framework.​

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As evidence for this claim, the framework cites the fact that many students who take calculus end up having to retake it in college anyway. Of course, de-prioritizing instruction in high school calculus would not really solve this problem—and in fact would likely make it worse—but the department does not seem overly worried. The framework's overriding perspective is that teaching the tough stuff is college's problem: The K-12 system should concern itself with making every kid fall in love with math.​

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Broadly speaking, this entails making math as easy and un-math-like as possible. Math is really about language and culture and social justice, and no one is naturally better at it than anyone else, according to the framework.​

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In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in…

reason.com

Mathematics is racist. Photographic memories are racist. Cats and dogs are racist

Zebras. What about zebras?

Oreos and Zebras are racist. Rocks are racist.

 

[excalibur]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

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[/URL]​

This was Republican President George W Bush's Education Platform he called "No Child Left Behind"!!! The teachers spend all their time helping the bottom 10% while the all the top students are left to fend for themselves.

That's 30 years ago. This is far worse.

I voted one time for a Bush, 1988, and never again.

 

[excalibur]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

​

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

​

The draft of the framework is hundreds of pages long and covers a wide range of topics. But its overriding concern is inequity. The department is worried that too many students are sorted into different math tracks based on their natural abilities, which leads some to take calculus by their senior year of high school while others don't make it past basic algebra. The department's solution is to prohibit any sorting until high school, keeping gifted kids in the same classrooms as their less mathematically inclined peers until at least grade nine.​

​

"The inequity of mathematics tracking in California can be undone through a coordinated approach in grades 6–12," reads a January 2021 draft of the framework. "In summary, middle-school students are best served in heterogeneous classes."​

​

In fact, the framework concludes that calculus is overvalued, even for gifted students.​

​

"The push to calculus in grade twelve is itself misguided," says the framework.​

​

As evidence for this claim, the framework cites the fact that many students who take calculus end up having to retake it in college anyway. Of course, de-prioritizing instruction in high school calculus would not really solve this problem—and in fact would likely make it worse—but the department does not seem overly worried. The framework's overriding perspective is that teaching the tough stuff is college's problem: The K-12 system should concern itself with making every kid fall in love with math.​

​

Broadly speaking, this entails making math as easy and un-math-like as possible. Math is really about language and culture and social justice, and no one is naturally better at it than anyone else, according to the framework.​

​

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In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in…

reason.com

Mathematics is racist. Photographic memories are racist. Cats and dogs are racist

Zebras. What about zebras?

Oreos and Zebras are racist. Rocks are racist.

And the sun and the moon!

 

[struth]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

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This was Republican President George W Bush's Education Platform he called "No Child Left Behind"!!! The teachers spend all their time helping the bottom 10% while the all the top students are left to fend for themselves.

um no this is the California Department of Education. Try and keep up.

The No Child Left Behind Act, did not remove AP classes from school either, moreover, it's been replaced by the 'Every Student Succeeds Act" - signed into law by Obama.

 

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The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

​

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

​

The draft of the framework is hundreds of pages long and covers a wide range of topics. But its overriding concern is inequity. The department is worried that too many students are sorted into different math tracks based on their natural abilities, which leads some to take calculus by their senior year of high school while others don't make it past basic algebra. The department's solution is to prohibit any sorting until high school, keeping gifted kids in the same classrooms as their less mathematically inclined peers until at least grade nine.​

​

"The inequity of mathematics tracking in California can be undone through a coordinated approach in grades 6–12," reads a January 2021 draft of the framework. "In summary, middle-school students are best served in heterogeneous classes."​

​

In fact, the framework concludes that calculus is overvalued, even for gifted students.​

​

"The push to calculus in grade twelve is itself misguided," says the framework.​

​

As evidence for this claim, the framework cites the fact that many students who take calculus end up having to retake it in college anyway. Of course, de-prioritizing instruction in high school calculus would not really solve this problem—and in fact would likely make it worse—but the department does not seem overly worried. The framework's overriding perspective is that teaching the tough stuff is college's problem: The K-12 system should concern itself with making every kid fall in love with math.​

​

Broadly speaking, this entails making math as easy and un-math-like as possible. Math is really about language and culture and social justice, and no one is naturally better at it than anyone else, according to the framework.​

​

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In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in…

reason.com

Mathematics is racist. Photographic memories are racist. Cats and dogs are racist

Zebras. What about zebras?

Oreos and Zebras are racist. Rocks are racist.

And the sun and the moon!

Everything is racist these days.

 

[KissMy]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

This was Republican President George W Bush's Education Platform he called "No Child Left Behind"!!! The teachers spend all their time helping the bottom 10% while the all the top students are left to fend for themselves.

That's 30 years ago. This is far worse.

I voted one time for a Bush, 1988, and never again.

Obviously you failed the dumb down math classes! Republican GWB was president until Jan. 20, 2009. That was only 12 years ago!!!

 

[MisterBeale]

Sweet lord, I never thought the fictional short story Harrison Bergeron would in fact, become reality. WTH?

Harrison Bergeron - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

HARRISON BERGERON by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Gifted children don't belong in public school system anyway.

Dumb blacks don't need no stinkin role models right comrade!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

​

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

​

The draft of the framework is hundreds of pages long and covers a wide range of topics. But its overriding concern is inequity. The department is worried that too many students are sorted into different math tracks based on their natural abilities, which leads some to take calculus by their senior year of high school while others don't make it past basic algebra. The department's solution is to prohibit any sorting until high school, keeping gifted kids in the same classrooms as their less mathematically inclined peers until at least grade nine.​

​

"The inequity of mathematics tracking in California can be undone through a coordinated approach in grades 6–12," reads a January 2021 draft of the framework. "In summary, middle-school students are best served in heterogeneous classes."​

​

In fact, the framework concludes that calculus is overvalued, even for gifted students.​

​

"The push to calculus in grade twelve is itself misguided," says the framework.​

​

As evidence for this claim, the framework cites the fact that many students who take calculus end up having to retake it in college anyway. Of course, de-prioritizing instruction in high school calculus would not really solve this problem—and in fact would likely make it worse—but the department does not seem overly worried. The framework's overriding perspective is that teaching the tough stuff is college's problem: The K-12 system should concern itself with making every kid fall in love with math.​

​

Broadly speaking, this entails making math as easy and un-math-like as possible. Math is really about language and culture and social justice, and no one is naturally better at it than anyone else, according to the framework.​

​

...​

In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in…

reason.com

Deed southern California back to Mexico

 

[toobfreak]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

That is sad. If I understand right, they are trying to get all kids to come out on a level playing field. As we both know, life and reality doesn't actually WORK that way.

When I was in grade school (1960s), they just came out with three classes to divide the kids into. I think they separated the slow, average and advanced students to better address their individual needs. A pretty good idea for a public school. I'm guessing their slow/average/advanced equaled IQs of 90/100/110, so didn'twork well if you were much below or above that range. Of course, I was in the advanced class and not meaning to pat myself, but I was out of sorts there. It was bedlam. They then put me in the 12th grade science class (I was in 9th), but that was not really going to work either.

I left PS and went to a great private school and that worked out a lot better. I ended up graduating in two years on a scholarship. But calculus not for high school? There is nothing hard about calc, the principles are basically the same as for algebra if you undertstand the point of what calc is trying to define! What kids need are GOOD TEACHERS.

Thank god I'm not in school today, especially in California.

 

[harmonica]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

​

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

​

The draft of the framework is hundreds of pages long and covers a wide range of topics. But its overriding concern is inequity. The department is worried that too many students are sorted into different math tracks based on their natural abilities, which leads some to take calculus by their senior year of high school while others don't make it past basic algebra. The department's solution is to prohibit any sorting until high school, keeping gifted kids in the same classrooms as their less mathematically inclined peers until at least grade nine.​

​

"The inequity of mathematics tracking in California can be undone through a coordinated approach in grades 6–12," reads a January 2021 draft of the framework. "In summary, middle-school students are best served in heterogeneous classes."​

​

In fact, the framework concludes that calculus is overvalued, even for gifted students.​

​

"The push to calculus in grade twelve is itself misguided," says the framework.​

​

As evidence for this claim, the framework cites the fact that many students who take calculus end up having to retake it in college anyway. Of course, de-prioritizing instruction in high school calculus would not really solve this problem—and in fact would likely make it worse—but the department does not seem overly worried. The framework's overriding perspective is that teaching the tough stuff is college's problem: The K-12 system should concern itself with making every kid fall in love with math.​

​

Broadly speaking, this entails making math as easy and un-math-like as possible. Math is really about language and culture and social justice, and no one is naturally better at it than anyone else, according to the framework.​

​

...​

In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in…

reason.com

Cali is a shithole = high prices and high poverty......they are dumbasses

 

[xband]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

​

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

​

The draft of the framework is hundreds of pages long and covers a wide range of topics. But its overriding concern is inequity. The department is worried that too many students are sorted into different math tracks based on their natural abilities, which leads some to take calculus by their senior year of high school while others don't make it past basic algebra. The department's solution is to prohibit any sorting until high school, keeping gifted kids in the same classrooms as their less mathematically inclined peers until at least grade nine.​

​

"The inequity of mathematics tracking in California can be undone through a coordinated approach in grades 6–12," reads a January 2021 draft of the framework. "In summary, middle-school students are best served in heterogeneous classes."​

​

In fact, the framework concludes that calculus is overvalued, even for gifted students.​

​

"The push to calculus in grade twelve is itself misguided," says the framework.​

​

As evidence for this claim, the framework cites the fact that many students who take calculus end up having to retake it in college anyway. Of course, de-prioritizing instruction in high school calculus would not really solve this problem—and in fact would likely make it worse—but the department does not seem overly worried. The framework's overriding perspective is that teaching the tough stuff is college's problem: The K-12 system should concern itself with making every kid fall in love with math.​

​

Broadly speaking, this entails making math as easy and un-math-like as possible. Math is really about language and culture and social justice, and no one is naturally better at it than anyone else, according to the framework.​

​

...​

In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in…

reason.com

Deed southern California back to Mexico

Yes and then Pelosi will be a Mexican.

 

[MisterBeale]

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

​

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

​

The draft of the framework is hundreds of pages long and covers a wide range of topics. But its overriding concern is inequity. The department is worried that too many students are sorted into different math tracks based on their natural abilities, which leads some to take calculus by their senior year of high school while others don't make it past basic algebra. The department's solution is to prohibit any sorting until high school, keeping gifted kids in the same classrooms as their less mathematically inclined peers until at least grade nine.​

​

"The inequity of mathematics tracking in California can be undone through a coordinated approach in grades 6–12," reads a January 2021 draft of the framework. "In summary, middle-school students are best served in heterogeneous classes."​

​

In fact, the framework concludes that calculus is overvalued, even for gifted students.​

​

"The push to calculus in grade twelve is itself misguided," says the framework.​

​

As evidence for this claim, the framework cites the fact that many students who take calculus end up having to retake it in college anyway. Of course, de-prioritizing instruction in high school calculus would not really solve this problem—and in fact would likely make it worse—but the department does not seem overly worried. The framework's overriding perspective is that teaching the tough stuff is college's problem: The K-12 system should concern itself with making every kid fall in love with math.​

​

Broadly speaking, this entails making math as easy and un-math-like as possible. Math is really about language and culture and social justice, and no one is naturally better at it than anyone else, according to the framework.​

​

...​

In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in…

reason.com

Deed southern California back to Mexico

Yes and then Pelosi will be a Mexican.

Send her back in chains along with every other democrat politician at State Federal and county level

 

[Dekster]

This insanity has got to stop. The push to Calculus in the 12th grade is misguided????? Based on what? The hurt feelings of kids who don't get it??

Well technically the push it until high school and my high school's AP class has always been 12th grade forever and a day. Once in a blue moon someone may make it in 11th grade, but 11th grade is still in high school too. I really think this is a solution without a problem. It isn't like 5th graders are taking calculus.

 

[MarathonMike]

"We do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard" -John F. Kennedy, Rice University, Sept. 12, 1962

"That's too hard, let's stop trying because it's easier that way". -Liberal Educators, May 2021

 

[Concerned American]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

​

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

​

The draft of the framework is hundreds of pages long and covers a wide range of topics. But its overriding concern is inequity. The department is worried that too many students are sorted into different math tracks based on their natural abilities, which leads some to take calculus by their senior year of high school while others don't make it past basic algebra. The department's solution is to prohibit any sorting until high school, keeping gifted kids in the same classrooms as their less mathematically inclined peers until at least grade nine.​

​

"The inequity of mathematics tracking in California can be undone through a coordinated approach in grades 6–12," reads a January 2021 draft of the framework. "In summary, middle-school students are best served in heterogeneous classes."​

​

In fact, the framework concludes that calculus is overvalued, even for gifted students.​

​

"The push to calculus in grade twelve is itself misguided," says the framework.​

​

As evidence for this claim, the framework cites the fact that many students who take calculus end up having to retake it in college anyway. Of course, de-prioritizing instruction in high school calculus would not really solve this problem—and in fact would likely make it worse—but the department does not seem overly worried. The framework's overriding perspective is that teaching the tough stuff is college's problem: The K-12 system should concern itself with making every kid fall in love with math.​

​

Broadly speaking, this entails making math as easy and un-math-like as possible. Math is really about language and culture and social justice, and no one is naturally better at it than anyone else, according to the framework.​

​

...​

In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in…

reason.com

I guess that does away with the international baccalaureate programs in inner city or underserved schools. The had that program in an underserved school in our town and I drove my daughter there everyday for four years so she could benefit from it because it was not offered in our school. Lets just not teach beyond the third grade--that should be enough. SMH.

 

[MarathonMike]

This insanity has got to stop. The push to Calculus in the 12th grade is misguided????? Based on what? The hurt feelings of kids who don't get it??

Well technically the push it until high school and my high school's AP class has always been 12th grade forever and a day. Once in a blue moon someone may make it in 11th grade, but 11th grade is still in high school too. I really think this is a solution without a problem. It isn't like 5th graders are taking calculus.

There are a number of studies that show command of mathematics benefits people all of their lives in many ways. We should be encouraging children to do the most challenging math that they are capable of doing. Kids are all different. Some will do well with Calculus in high school, some will struggle but basically get it, and the others won't. Raising the bar is always a good thing, and lowering the bar is always a bad thing.

 

[Turtlesoup]

The stupidity in California and across America continues to grow. Where it ends is anyone's guess. But the dumbing down continues unabated.

​

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in accelerated classes that study advanced concepts like calculus.​

​

The draft of the framework is hundreds of pages long and covers a wide range of topics. But its overriding concern is inequity. The department is worried that too many students are sorted into different math tracks based on their natural abilities, which leads some to take calculus by their senior year of high school while others don't make it past basic algebra. The department's solution is to prohibit any sorting until high school, keeping gifted kids in the same classrooms as their less mathematically inclined peers until at least grade nine.​

​

"The inequity of mathematics tracking in California can be undone through a coordinated approach in grades 6–12," reads a January 2021 draft of the framework. "In summary, middle-school students are best served in heterogeneous classes."​

​

In fact, the framework concludes that calculus is overvalued, even for gifted students.​

​

"The push to calculus in grade twelve is itself misguided," says the framework.​

​

As evidence for this claim, the framework cites the fact that many students who take calculus end up having to retake it in college anyway. Of course, de-prioritizing instruction in high school calculus would not really solve this problem—and in fact would likely make it worse—but the department does not seem overly worried. The framework's overriding perspective is that teaching the tough stuff is college's problem: The K-12 system should concern itself with making every kid fall in love with math.​

​

Broadly speaking, this entails making math as easy and un-math-like as possible. Math is really about language and culture and social justice, and no one is naturally better at it than anyone else, according to the framework.​

​

...​

In the Name of Equity, California Will Discourage Students Who Are Gifted at Math

California's Department of Education is working on a new framework for K-12 mathematics that discourages gifted students from enrolling in…

reason.com

Sounds like another attack on ASIANS........

 

[Turtlesoup]

Sweet lord, I never thought the fictional short story Harrison Bergeron would in fact, become reality. WTH?

Harrison Bergeron - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

HARRISON BERGERON by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Seriously WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE collection seems aptly named for current times.