California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th grade statewide

Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by rhino369 on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:17PM (#29324800)

" . . . as a means of promoting equity" and "The intent of the state mathematics framework, its designers say, is to maintain rigor while also helping remedy California’s achievement gaps for Black, Latino and low-income students, which remain some of the largest in the nation.

It's Harrison Bergeron Math.

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by rahimnathwani on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @08:49PM (#29326113)

I had to look this up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron

"In the year 2081, the 211th, 212th, and 213th amendments to the Constitution dictate that all Americans are fully equal and not allowed to be smarter, better-looking, or more physically able than anyone else. The Handicapper General's agents enforce the equality laws, forcing citizens to wear "handicaps": masks for those who are too beautiful, loud radios that disrupt thoughts inside the ears of intelligent people, and heavy weights for the strong or athletic."

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by jl2718 on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @01:45AM (#29327500)

I heard this story in 5th grade. I remembered it again at DEFCON 22. That guy, Stephen Watt; that’s him. That’s the guy the story was about.

https://youtu.be/TWzvXaxR6us

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by Mizza on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @06:00AM (#29328798)

Huh, didn't know he was still active after going to prison. That's nice to see.

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by JetAlone on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @01:20AM (#29327384)

Vive L'Empereur.

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by imtringued on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @06:02AM (#29328803)

So you're saying this is a way to avoid spending money on black schools?

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by logicalmonster on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:19PM (#29324832)

Is there an achievement gap for other groups such as Asian students?

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by coolspot on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:49PM (#29325145)

No, even for Asians from poor countries and with language barrier. But we are not allowed to talk about that.

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by tomp on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @07:16PM (#29325410)

Not just Asians, even Africans (blacks), e.g. Nigerians - they even outperform local (US) whites!

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by holonomically on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:55PM (#29325215)

Talk about what?

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by coolspot on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @07:20PM (#29325452)

Exactly! You are getting hang of it!

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by jdkee on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:23PM (#29324862)

Asian students outperform their white peers.

See https://infogram.com/mathdisparities-ag-1h984wd3y7lv2p3

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by ibejoeb on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:31PM (#29324976)

This is exactly the reason NYC terminated the gifted and talented program. They're all so woke that they've reinvented anti-literacy laws.

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by carom on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:59PM (#29325258)

We shouldn't teach them until 11th grade, give everyone a few years head start.

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by aaaaaaaaaaab on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:26PM (#29324899)

Yes. But I'm afraid in the opposite direction.

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