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This view doesn't seem to be reflected in the article to me: >This coming school year, 140 sixth- and seventh-graders at three Pasadena middle schools will be
by cmroanirgo 7y ago
This view doesn't seem to be reflected in the article to me:
>This coming school year, 140 sixth- and seventh-graders at three Pasadena middle schools will be taking math courses usually given to 10th- and 11th-graders. Thirty-eight eighth-graders at two middle schools will enroll in Calculus BC, the more advanced of two AP calculus options.
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>“Their scores don’t reflect the true extent of their mathematical knowledge and skill,”
That said, what is the need for "time pressure" in mathematics? There are plenty of unsolved equations out there:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_mathematics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in...
- imranq 7y agoThe only way someone can even approach those problems is if the basics are so good they can do it in their sleep.