The proposed California Math Framework s central idea is that differences in outcomes in math stem entirely from “messages” that empower whites and males, and undermine girls and people of color. This youngster apparently didn t get the message. (Photo: Imgorthand/
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The push to create “equity” and more “social justice” in public schools in California, America’s largest state, rests on this basic premise: “We reject ideas of natural gifts and talents,” declares the current draft of the California Math Framework, which also states that it rejects “the cult of genius.”
Informed by that fundamental idea, the 800-page framework calls for the elimination of accelerated classes and gifted programs for high-achieving students until at least the 11th grade.
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