Math
‘Useless' Math: From y=mx+b to Silicon Valley Dreams
A chorus often emerges on Facebook from the disgruntled masses of math students. This lament echoes through the hallways of high schools and on Beyoncé’s internet: "Another day has passed, and yet...
Math
You Learned Math Incorrectly; Do You Want Your Children To Do The Same?
Many parents want to teach their kids math the same way they learned math; the problem is that the way they learned math didn’t prepare them for the technical future they found themselves in as...
EdTech
Schools Largely Unprepared to Address AI Manipulation of Student Photos
A recent event at Aliso Viejo Middle School in Capistrano Unified, where a student used artificial intelligence software to create a nude photo of a 13-year-old girl by putting the girl’s face on...
Mental Health
Lost Joy is Driving Black Educators Away from the Profession
In the song “Don’t Take Your Joy Away” by Kirk Franklin and the Family, the soloist's verses express a need for God not to take His joy away, even though this person may have sometimes fallen below...
Math
More ‘Real Math,’ More Class Choices, Students Say. We Agree.
An essential voice in the debate over how math should be taught is getting louder. The students themselves are increasingly being invited to participate in shaping the future of mathematics...
Teaching
What AP African American Studies and “The Holdovers” Have in Common
Too often, when people hear the words “intellectual rigor,” they associate it with a cantankerous, sage-on-the-stage pedagogy. The most recent pop-culture take on the stereotype appears in “The...
