I have two theories: 1. Math is a differentiating subject for getting into those competitive colleges, departments, and professions. In the meantime, the progr

I have two theories: 1. Math is a differentiating subject for getting into those competitive colleges, departments, and professions. In the meantime, the progressives simply refuse to believe that some people are just better at studying math. The logical choice, then, is to dumb down math to "level the play ground". It's the same unspoken reason why so many people pushed the magnet schools to use lottery to pick students (I actually think lottery with threshold can be a good solution, but that's another subject). 2. Progressive math educators have been advocating self discovery and that everyone can learn math in their own pace for years. What educators need to do, per the progressive argument, is to protect the fragile passion and creativity of the kids. Jo Boaler even argued that kids should discover all maths by their own. Naturally, we have to dumb down math courses, otherwise we would inevitably hurt the confidence and passion of some kids. As progressives always said: no kid should be left behind and some people got better at math only because they were socially privileged. I disagree with the progressive view of math education based on my personal experience, as so many classmates of mine simply were not interested in STEM, and maths in particular. I'm not sure why we don't accept that most people will hit a wall sooner or later when learning maths. To some it is arithmetic, to some it is calculus, to some it is abstract algebra, etc and etc. To me I definitely lost my drive when taking courses like model logic, and I certainly do not have interest or talent to get good at things like functional analysis or topology or algebraic geometry, but I make peace with it. I really don't understand why the progressives are hell bent on insisting that everyone can learn maths equally.