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> Under Equitable Math, all children must always be at the same level up until the senior year Are they really advocating putting all kids in the same math cla

> Under Equitable Math, all children must always be at the same level up until the senior year Are they really advocating putting all kids in the same math class regardless of ability? That seems completely insane to me. For some fraction of the class, literally handing them a textbook and telling them to go nuts would be better in every way. At the other end, some of those kids feel awful for holding the class back. Could someone help me understand what the big picture is here? How does this actually help the under-privileged students in any way? Are they expecting that this will level the playing field for college admissions and the job market?

candiodari 5y ago
> How does this actually help the under-privileged students in any way? Are they expecting that this will level the playing field for college admissions and the job market? It allows them to become teachers and school social workers and school admins and ... without requiring knowledge or capabilities they don't have? School standards are about teachers and school management, not about students. Or, more to the point, they're about letting schools hire cheaper teachers, having simpler schedules, less hours, ... It massively simplifies the business that is a school. At great cost to the kids and society as a whole, yes, but hey, savings! (goes on tv) "This is NOT about savings, this is about FAIRNESS. What are you, racist?"