Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity

Re:Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity by jasonlotito on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:11PM (#36775892)

Yeah, as best I can tell, this article is making stuff up. Referencing the article he cites and fails to link to, it's clear that no one is refusing to teach kids math.

The headline and the rhetoric used in the article are misinformation at best if I assume the author is simply ignorant.

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Re:Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity by TheBigSalad on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:32PM (#36776275)

It's honestly nonsense. The way he frames the other side of this argument as "dumbing down" the education system in the name of racial equality. If this doesn't immediately set off your BS detector you need it tuned up.

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Re:Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity by slothtrop on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @02:54PM (#36777518)

You can dress it up any way you like, but that's effectively what it comes down to.

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Re:Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity by TheBigSalad on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:14PM (#36779193)

You could argue that, but it's not a given. Not a starting point. What makes algebra so much better than data science? It's certainly less practical.

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