Posted on 06/27/2021 4:27:31 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Parents are waking up to the scam in education called critical race theory. The dismantling of high school math courses demands the same attention.
It is really a struggle to imagine what the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has in mind by discussing the elimination of accelerated math classes in schools until 11th grade in the name of equity. The story broke in April 2021and shortly thereafter, the VDOE leadership was backpedaling due to parent backlash. “Absolutely, acceleration is NOT going away in mathematics courses in Virginia, if a student needs an accelerated pathway they will absolutely get it,” said Superintendent Dr. James Lane.
So, exactly what is meant by an “accelerated pathway”? It’s obviously not an advanced or accelerated course or classroom. This sounds confusingly similar to the malarkey being proffered by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) recommending students find their ways on common pathways to learn Essential Concepts.
The NCTM and VDOE initiatives lack discussion on structure, sequence, topics, courses, classrooms, and advancement and most important, how the cornerstones of high school math -- algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus – will survive the restructuring.
What is really happening is a rare reveal of liberal orthodoxy exposed in the sausage-making process. I doubt the ideas are going away, they just won’t resurface until better disguised.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I don’t think the liberals are going to stop.
forcing you to think logically, mathematics are important. accelerated are important to physics. S.T.E.M.
its hard to beat a good education, but sometimes you can do it.
a mind is a terrible thing to waste.
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Reason involves three factors: the senses, logic, and concepts. The metaphysical basis of logic (and the rules of deduction) was identified by Aristotle. The validity of the senses was established by Aristotle, elaborated by Thomas Aquinas, and fully clarified by Ayn Rand.
Joe & Kamala are astrophysicists. Puppet Joe is into string theory. Kamala is black ho theory.
“National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)”
For those who may not know, this is the bunch who effectively destroyed math education in the US with their “Everyday Math” series, which even math PhD’s could not figure out what the hell they were doing, other than knowing it wasn’t math. For starters, they had kids using calculators in Kindergarten and being told there really is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers.
Needless to say, it was universally adopted in the US, and just as needless to say, most ‘conservative’ parents didn’t lift a finger to protect their kids from it.
WTF? had to look that one up. Is she related to Moon Unit Zappa? Prolly not. : )
New math?
Yep, the dystopian future of “Harrison Bergeron” is where education is headed.
It's not the first step. It's rather near the last.
The first step was almost a lifetime ago.
The were many steps, but I believe the most damaging was Carter’s creation of the Department of Education.
“I don’t think the liberals are going to stop.”
Of course they won’t.
See my tag line.
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You don’t need math to be a Tik-Tok star!
THE PLAN:
Dumb down American education, then import foreign immigrants because they are “more intelligent”.
Is this some kind of joke? We are hundreds of miles along the road to an education disaster in this country. This is just the LATEST step in the process.
That is what the leftists are against: logical thinking. They want the vast herd to be swayed by emotions rather than guided by critical thinking.
Otherwise, the citizenry never accept that a man can change into a woman, white people are born racists, and numerous other insanities that are progressively rotting American's foundations.
Members of public school boards that eliminate accelerated math classes in high schools are giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States.
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