We have entered the brave new mad world of restricting the talented.
The Virginia Department of Education is seeking to eliminate its accelerated math programs below 11th grade, citing "equity" as one of the catalysts for its changes to the mathematics curriculum, reports The Washington Examiner.
The change was presented in a Monday meeting and brought forth by Loudoun County School Board member Ian Serotkin.
"As currently planned, this initiative will eliminate ALL math acceleration prior to 11th grade," Serotkin wrote Tuesday on Facebook. "That is not an exaggeration, nor does there appear to be any discretion in how local districts implement this."
Staff on the Virginia Mathematics Pathway Initiative listed equity in math education as one of the reasons they are initiating changes.
"Many children can and are finding success in the structures that exist in our schools. However, we must consider changes to support improving the learning opportunities for all students," said Jennifer Allard, a high school mathematics specialist at Fairfax County Public Schools. "Many of our students do not have access to the mathematics that they will need either in their personal or professional adult lives. The issue of inequity in mathematics education makes it essential for us to initiate serious discussions among a variety of stakeholders to achieve the critical mass necessary to catalyze change in school mathematics."
Pyle said the new initiatives would take place during the 2025-2026 school year, after the next revision of mathematics standards of learning by the state Board of Education.
The cultural Marxists are succeeding beyond their wildest dreams in destroying Western Civilization.
I wonder if these nutjobs are in favor of equity in terms of setting government laws, rules and regulations and when I get my opportunity.
I hope they do this with athletics as well. Nobody gets to run faster than Piggy!
ReplyDeleteFull on Harrison Bergeron, baby.
ReplyDeleteThis is a sickness.
Unlike SARS2, this will not have a 99.99% survival rate for the healthy and normal.
It seems to me that these people are telegraphing to the world their deeply held belief that black kids are too dumb to do math.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, we have this video that purports to be from a high school in Loudon County, Va. in which a teacher is browbeating a student for refusing to see the alleged racial difference between the two girls. The student remains composed and thereby makes the teach look like a fool, imo. The photo is of fraternal twin sisters from the U.K., Lucy and Maria Aylmer.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bHrrZdFRPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsEBYjaAnF0
"Many of our students do not have access to the mathematics that they will need either in their personal or professional adult lives."
ReplyDelete-- So we'll take away any opportunity to gain access.
What's the PTAs' positions on this? Will private schools see increased enrollment? You don't want to get between an Asian tiger mom(s) and her kid(s).
ReplyDeleteGood luck with keeping the lights on.... EE's don't need no stinking math.
ReplyDelete"The cultural Marxists are succeeding beyond their wildest dreams in destroying Western Civilization."
ReplyDeleteLibertarians are always happy to help out given that none of you recognize that race, IQ, and culture matter.
Even Doug Casey recognizes the heart of the issue if you are going to have libertarian society.
"Libertarians are always happy to help out given that none of you recognize that race, IQ, and culture matter."
DeleteHow are you arriving at this conclusion? If you are talking about the Libertarian Party, then I wouldn't know or care what those morons say. If you are talking about lower case libertarians, then I am not sure that your assertion conforms with reality.
Please explain.
N.B. Sorry to feed the troll, but I would like an explanation.
I don't have enough time or crayons to explain it to you.
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