The State of U.S. Education in 2019: How We Stack Up Internationally
The State of U.S. Education in 2019: How We Stack Up Internationally. The U.S. is slightly above average. California is way below. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: math
Just Say No to Woke Math
California is dumbing down the math curriculum. Williamson Evers and I have written about this. Summarizing both, “just say no to woke math.” Continue Reading →
Consumer Reports on Student Loan Debt
But those who pile up $100,000 in student loan debt to get a degree in interpretive dance deserve no sympathy. Continue Reading →
Making Math Education Even Worse
American students are already struggling against the competition. The Common Core won’t help them succeed. Continue Reading →
Common Core Math Fail
I am professor emeritus of economics at California State University, East Bay. We have a small Master’s program in our department. Decades ago, when I was teaching in that program, one of my students was a high school teacher. She did very well in the class I taught and went on to successfully complete the M.A. After the course was over I asked her if she was going to teach high school economics. She replied, “No. I can’t. My certificate is in business. To teach economics I need a certificate in social studies.” Continue Reading →
Math is Hard
It’s not clear how a 20-ounce cup can hold only 16 ounces of beer [sic] (or perhaps a 16-ounce cup can hold 20). But 16 ounces for $4 amounts to 25 cents an ounce, while 24 ounces for $7 comes to more than 29 cents an ounce, and 20 ounces for $7 is a whopping 35 cents an ounce. … It’s hard to see how that could add up to $10,000 in actual damages, but math doesn’t seem to be the plaintiffs’ strong suit. Continue Reading →