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Kids take algebra in 8th grade? When the heck did this start? I didn't take it until first year highschool (using US terms).
The best school I ever attended was one which strongly divided classes between social and academic. Social classes (homeroom, gym, social studies, home ec., shop class) were attended at one's grade level, Academic classes (English, Reading, Math, science) were attended at one's academic level, though there was a 4 year cap on advancement until 8th grade, at which point students could test to determine what classes th…
What the actual fuck.
The district’s curriculum is partially available to the public: https://www.sfusd.edu/departments/mathematics-department-pag... https://www.sfusd.edu/about-sfusd-math-core-course-sequence-... And the district position statement: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uije_05H3BtVyp55oQZ7NCa2k58... It has a “guiding principle”: > Students’ academic success in mathematics must not be predictable on the basis of race, ethnici…
and the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The idea that you can achieve cosmic justice should be abolished. There's no such thing.
Alright, you want kids to have racially equal-ish academic progress? Make it the parents' problem.
I don't mean that parents should tutor their kids but rather pressure them and expect them to be #1. Unless your kid is mentally challenged then it is the parents' expectation and lack of discipline and parenting skills that is the problem.
Even facing racist teachers and kids a child can come out on top and prove them wrong. It is not a school teachers's job to discipline a child, morivate them or teach them perseverance. It is also not their job to reward and celebrate a child's achievements.
How then can you make parents do a good job at parenting when it comes to academics? Most people care about money so reward parents of academically performing kids with tax credits. This way you won't raise taxes or add fees but especially for poor parents having an extra grand or two on their tax refund is huge motivator. And if it really is the kids fault then they get the same amount of tax burden as usual.
And what if they get abusive? Well they'll get abusive anyways if they are so terrible anyways.and you can say that abour teachers and standardized tests as well.
My wife set up a tutor from our hometown (a north-eastern corner of India) and I did a Zoom setup complete with a separate camera mount that streams my kid's table (where she writes) (we are in Bangalore). The teacher on the other end is earning much better than the local counterpart for an hour a day, five days a week. And we have a good teacher to work with. In fact, a few other teachers have approached us by now.
The recent Pandemic has taught everyone that it is indeed possible to learn from anywhere in the world and stay anywhere (almost). A few families had had their kids enrolled in schools (USA, UK, Australia) which were (I think) meant and started for home-schooled kids, and those that do not want to be in physical classes, etc. but accelerated for everyone during the Pandemic. So, an Indian kid might just be sitting at her home learning from teachers across the globe speaking native languages - English, French, and what not.
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What is that supposed to prove? Any type of engineer or mathematician could pass that interview and still not know anything about coding.
I imagine the idea is that coding is easy to teach on the job, but the fundamental logic and analytical skills aren’t.
Doing a 45min test on maths seems overkill to me.
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I live in Seattle, not San Francisco, but we have some similar issues with our schools. I'd really prefer to send my son to our local public schools, but if they aren't challenging him appropriately then my wife and I obviously aren't going to just give up on his education. We'll either pay for extracurricular enrichment like the person in this article, move to a wealthy suburb, or send him to a private school instea…
And the kids who's families can't afford to move/go to private school pay for the rich family's idealism.
