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a friend and former neighbor of mine was a college physics professor. He is vehemently against education tracking and early bucketing of students into potential
by sethammons 2y ago
a friend and former neighbor of mine was a college physics professor. He is vehemently against education tracking and early bucketing of students into potential career tracks. His early scores would have led him to a life of manual labor, yet his true love and gift was mathematics, and he shared that with the world for a whole career.
- ken47 2y agoI don’t disagree. I need to point out that I used the word “let,” not “force.”
- peterfirefly 2y agoHow early? And what kind of scores? The 11+ in the UK was extremely reliable -- and it was possible to get an education later if one really wanted to (and could find the time). The 11+ was basically an IQ test that didn't depend (much) on the curriculum. School grades and tests are much less reliable.
- sethammons 2y agoHe was in secondary when he into math