Re:Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity
by mangodrunk on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @08:52PM
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> Most high-school math classes are still preparing students for the Sputnik era. Steve Levitt wants to get rid of the “geometry sandwich” and instead have kids learn what they really need in the modern era: data fluency. [1]
I do agree probability and statistics would be much better than calculus, trigonometry, and some minutiae of algebra and geometry.
I do agree probability and statistics would be much better than calculus, trigonometry, and some minutiae of algebra and geometry.
[1] https://freakonomics.com/podcast/americas-math-curriculum-do...