San Francisco to start teaching algebra again

[Bacchus]

After removing algebra for ... reasons.

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The idea was to deprive the capable students so that they would fall back to the level of their more-limited classmates. Enforced equality.

The idea of math being culturally neutral because two-plus-two-equals-four reeks of white supremacist patriarchy.

So if Johnny lives in a suburb where the schools budget actually goes to teacher salaries, he might learn to math from someone who can put 2 and 2 together and get 4 more often than not. But if Johnny goes to school in a big city district where that same money gets pissed away on teaching half the kids how they're oppressed and the other half how they're the oppressors, that don't leave much money for paying people who know what they're doing.

Social justice warriors persistently steep themselves in delusion until reality finally kicks them in the face. Or breaks into their home. Or bubblegums in their stairwell.

After speaking to some family members and friends that are either teachers, speech therapy, or principals in a relatively decent school system - they all say we're bubblegumed. The kids are unruly, unmotivated and sometimes stupid.

Soft bigotry of low expectations

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[AshWilliams]

Meanwhile, all the gifted Indians are getting their H1B1s and filling all of the skilled jobs while American kids struggle to learn Algebra.

 

[gmerkt]

The comments to the Slashdot article make interesting reading.

It may be too much to expect contemporary pupils / students to embrace learning, considering how distracted US society in general is. To compensate for this reality, the solution is to lower standards and pretend they are being lived up to. The social equity thing is the cap on the bottle.

Poor teachers, overwhelmed as they are, adding mid-Winter break and every other Friday as an "in-service" day is not revitalizing enough.

 

[msgriff]

If it's even possible, it will take generations to recover from failed leftist policies like this. The last 4 years has set us back a century. There's nothing like striving to be the lowest common denominator.

 

[nwslopoke]

If it's even possible, it will take generations to recover from failed leftist policies like this. The last 4 years has set us back a century. There's nothing like striving to be the lowest common denominator.

Agreed

 

[kmk1012]

If it's even possible, it will take generations to recover from failed leftist policies like this. The last 4 years has set us back a century. There's nothing like striving to be the lowest common denominator.

Almost like a long term plan. Hold our kids back while the top jobs with decision making power are filled with individuals with less than stellar views of America.

 

[Provincial]

Almost like a long term plan. Hold our kids back while the top jobs with decision making power are filled with individuals with less than stellar views of America.

What do you mean, almost?