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The proposed California Math Frameworks 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 didnt get the message. (Photo: Imgorthand/ E+/Getty Images) 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 th...

California education officials are considering applying a social justice paradigm to teaching K-12 mathematics that would erase "white supremacy" from the subject and eliminate gifted classes for students.

New Math Policies Would Hurt Gifted Students Commentary Perhaps Alan Erisman, who headed a team of applied mathematicians at Boeing, sums up the education of numbers best. Erisman, author of the upcoming book “The Math Myth,” says, “If we taught English the way we teach math, students would spend all their time doing spelling tests and diagramming sentences but never read a great book or ever read poetry.” That seems to be one of the issues the California’s Instructional Quality Commi...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. The California Department of Education has proposed an ethnic studies "model curriculum" that includes, among other things, chanting the names of Aztec gods in an attempt to build unity among schoolchildren. Included in the draft curriculum is a list of "lesson resources" with a chant based on "In Lak Ech," which it describes as "love, unity, mutual respect," and "Panche Be," which it describes as "seeking the...

When I was a budding libertarian college student in the early 1970s one of my monthly delights was receiving my latest copy of Libertarian Review mailed to me each month. This was long before the Internet, Social Media, and such. People actually corresponded and received printed publications via mail. This newsletter was basically a service to obtain libertarian related books and audio cassettes originally called Books for Libertarians, expanded into including more reviews and commentary. Late...

Good morning, it’s Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. On this date in 1843, a (fictional) money lender watched his poorly paid clerk put on his scarf while preparing to leave for the day. “You’ll want all day tomorrow,” groused the boss. “If quite convenient, sir,” replied the clerk. “It’s not convenient,” the boss said, “and it’s not fair.” He added that if the clerk’s salary was to be docked accordingly, he’d think himself ill-used. In reply, the clerk noted meekly that Chri...