Stanford Professor Jo Boaler Explains California's Proposed Math Instruction Guidelines

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🗓️ 30 November 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Earlier this year, California proposed an overhaul of its K-12 math teaching guidelines to address racial and economic disparities in math achievement. The draft proposal recommends de-emphasizing calculus, detracking some students and incorporating data science and equity and inclusion into math instruction. Critics say that the framework, which is an optional set of guidelines and not a new curriculum, politicizes math. We talk to Stanford professor Jo Boaler, a member of the committee which drafted the guidelines, about the proposed framework. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:12.6	From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Nina Kim. Coming up on Forum, every eight years, a group of California educators comes together to update the state's math framework for K-12 students.
1:21.6	And this year's proposal has drawn a lot of attention.
1:26.6	It de-emphasizes the importance of calculus, recommends
1:29.6	more data science and statistics, and less tracking of students based on ability, as it
1:34.7	attempts to close persistent racial and economic disparities in math achievement. Stanford
1:39.6	Professor Joe Boller helped write the new guidelines and has been described as a primary
1:43.8	author.
1:44.7	She joins us to explain some of the recommendations and take your questions.
1:49.4	This is Forum.
1:59.5	I'm Nina Kim.
2:01.4	Many high schools, as you might remember, structure their math curriculum this way.
2:05.9	Algebra, geometry, algebra two, and pre-calculus.
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