> I find it interesting with many of these criticisms that subject matter experts on maths, sciences, etc think that they are also subject matter experts on the

> I find it interesting with many of these criticisms that subject matter experts on maths, sciences, etc think that they are also subject matter experts on the pedagogy of maths, science, etc especially at a high school level. Public education in the US has a long history of fads, manias, and ill-conceived attempts at reform. There's little evidence of improvement over time or competitive performance. The following is an excerpt from (https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-student...). The most recent PISA results, from 2015, placed the U.S. an unimpressive 38th out of 71 countries in math and 24th in science. Among the 35 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which sponsors the PISA initiative, the U.S. ranked 30th in math and 19th in science. Given these results I'll trust subject matter experts over educators any day.