Oregon Promoting Equitable Math, Dismantling Systemic Inequities
High school math teachers should “support equitable discourse and foster positive mathematical identities,” according to Oregon's government.
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High school math teachers should “support equitable discourse and foster positive mathematical identities,” according to Oregon's government.
The Oregon Department of Education is instructing teachers on the keys to dismantling “systemic inequities” in the math classroom. High school math teachers should “support equitable discourse and foster positive mathematical identities,” according to a series of teacher training slideshows from the Department of Education reviewed by The Daily Signal.
Dumbing Down Public-School Math in the Name of Social Justice Commentary In the interest of “math equity”—doing something about racial disparities in accelerated mathematics classes for gifted middle-school and high-school students—the state of California is considering simply doing away with public schools’ accelerated math track altogether. The current system, which allows youngsters with demonstrated math proficiency to start algebra in the 8th grade and take calculus as high-school seniors, would be dismantled. Instead, according to recommendations in the California Department o...