Are timed tests a great way to encourage math skills, or a major cause of math anxiety? Joshua Eyler takes a closer look at the latest debate on how children learn.
While mathematicians and parents bemoan the new California Mathematics Framework, one group may be silently pleased: purveyors of alternative mathematics programs.
today. these rules would make him revamp his whole facility. dana: he might have standing bringing it full circle. bill: california recently adopted a math curriculum that critics are ripping at woke math focusing on big ideas, social justice and equity. william la jeunesse has seen it and live in l.a. with more. good morning. bill, the reason you care is because these math wars are likely coming to a state near you. so critics say these reforms sacrifice math and high achieving stem students to promote social awareness and mediocrity. the new curriculum instructs k-12 teachers to focus on social awareness and politics in math class. this in a state where just 33% of 6 million students are proficient in math. so in a letter to the board of education, 1,000 university math and science professors call the