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Students in marginalized groups are not doing well in math, and this is hampering upward mobility. But the solution provided in the recently adopted California Mathematics Framework (CMF) doesn’t serve the laudable goal of improving mathematical fluency in under-represented populations.  In a 11/29/21 article by Joe Hong in Cal Matters, Tom Loveless, a retired math education expert puts it in a nutshell: “The way you get social justice in mathematics is to teach the kids math … not by dressing up mathematics in social justice.” In the original draft of the CMF, central author and instigator Jo Boaler actually went so far as to write that mathematical talent isn't a thing, that it doesn't exist. Of course, to say such a thing is nuts. It's ridiculous. Nevertheless, differentiated advanced instruction for gifted students was condemned, at best, in early drafts of the CMF. Palo Alto parent Avery Wang makes the point clear. “Holding back high achievers makes them achieve more...

Students in marginalized groups are not doing well in math, and this is hampering upward mobility. But the solution provided in the recently adopted California Mathematics Framework (CMF) doesn’t serve the laudable goal of improving mathematical fluency in under-represented populations.  In a 11/29/21 article by Joe Hong in Cal Matters, Tom Loveless, a retired math education expert puts it in a nutshell: “The way you get social justice in mathematics is to teach the kids math … not by dressing up mathematics in social justice.” In the original draft of the CMF, central author and instigator Jo Boaler actually went so far as to write that mathematical talent isn't a thing, that it doesn't exist. Of course, to say such a thing is nuts. It's ridiculous. Nevertheless, differentiated advanced instruction for gifted students was condemned, at best, in early drafts of the CMF. Palo Alto parent Avery Wang makes the point clear. “Holding back high achievers makes them achieve more...

Students in marginalized groups are not doing well in math, and this is hampering upward mobility. But the solution provided in the recently adopted California Mathematics Framework (CMF) doesn’t serve the laudable goal of improving mathematical fluency in under-represented populations.  In a 11/29/21 article by Joe Hong in Cal Matters, Tom Loveless, a retired math education expert puts it in a nutshell: “The way you get social justice in mathematics is to teach the kids math … not by dressing up mathematics in social justice.” In the original draft of the CMF, central author and instigator Jo Boaler actually went so far as to write that mathematical talent isn't a thing, that it doesn't exist. Of course, to say such a thing is nuts. It's ridiculous. Nevertheless, differentiated advanced instruction for gifted students was condemned, at best, in early drafts of the CMF. Palo Alto parent Avery Wang makes the point clear. “Holding back high achievers makes them achieve more...