An update on the campaign to defend serious math education in California

Re:An update on the campaign to defend serious math educatio... by jrumbut on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @04:08PM (#31172542)

I think if the policy was "calculus isn't an important goal, we should actually teach stats" the reaction would be different.

I give the edge to calculus because it allows students to go right into physics and be able to graduate college with an engineering degree in four years (saving them time and money), but any challenging quantitative material would be good for their development.

The big picture goal is to show them there is this big world of problems that can be approached with specialized knowledge and get them familiar with what it takes to gain that knowledge.

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Re:An update on the campaign to defend serious math educatio... by troupe on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @05:13PM (#31173258)

> any challenging quantitative material would be good for their development.

I think this is key. What exactly they study may not be quite as important as whether or not they are actually getting an opportunity to do some form of challenging mathematics.

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