Erfanstrikes

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@educator4ever36 Sadly so many parents have given up on parenting and wildly expect school to take their role and schools love that because they can get more funding then some members in the school board and staff enrich themselves.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@h2sdrummer @teachthemx3 Many schools are gutting G&T programs because they're dominantly white and asian. They rather keep everyone in mediocrity instead of letting some kids excel.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 Many teachers also have the misconception that they can make learning fun, but I think after a while, in subjects like math, mastery depends on a lot of effort, consistency, and practice, which is not necessarily fun. Lots of kids give up before trying.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 The system believes excellence, diverse outcomes and achievements are the result of racial inequality so they treat excellence and competency as a violation of their progressive views which says throwing money at everything will magically make everyone equally proficient.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@JamesAFurey I'm interested to see whether they'll make a season focusing on math curriculum. Math proficiency deserves as much as attention as reading and science.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 parents should accept the fact they're the ones who should put higher expectation on their kids instead of schools. Even the best teachers cannot make much of a difference when parents don't care. Another issue is, in the US you don't invest enough to advance strong students.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 Some kids are just smarter and more interested in learning. If you let them thrive you'll increase your chance of having better stem workforce, researchers, entrepreneurs, businessmen in the future. Sadly education is mostly run by radical activists who put equity above rigor.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 There were 2 reports "A nation deceived report (2004)" and "A nation empowered (2015)" which concluded that acceleration was substantially underused despite strong evidence supporting it. The issue is so many GT programs are just normal school with extra busy work.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 I'm a little bit skeptical of over- reliance in ed tech since I think only involved parents and curious kids can use AI in their advantage. Great teacher teaching, scientific based math teaching like Singapore math and ability grouping are much better for larger number of kids.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@travis_1558 @Nickffan067 @megievalist The disruption is much less likely to happen in private schools because moral framework is usually set by parents longer before they put their kids in pt schools. There is a reason why even Asians in public schools do well because parents set the standards instead of the ststem

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@DataRepublican I highly recommend you look into Singapore math. It's a mastery based approach and uses cpa (concrete-pictorial-abstract) approach. If you're interested in AI math learning platforms I recommend looking into MathAcademy and its chief Quant @justinskycak

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 Sounds interesting. I'm curious to know do you think 2 hours is enough and effective for students to achieve proficiency in math, science and reading? Also do kids achieve math proficiency in faster rates?

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@robbystarbuck Just look at Singapore and Singapore math. There are reasons why Singapore ranks 1st in PISA test scores and have some of the best engineering graduates in the world. If you want to adopt high quality curriculum you need highly educated and qualified people to teach it.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 I also think there should be a cultural shift where parents take more responsibility in raising their children. Public school have turned into modern daycare centers. You can't expect proficiency in a system where its standards are set to bare minimum and the system rewards them.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 @jliemandt Even teachers who are good at their jobs end up leaving public schools or the profession because they get exhausted from incompetence and dumbing down curriculum. America needs national emergency act for education. School choice is not enough to make a big difference imo.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 @jliemandt I think besides gatekeeping qualified people, education degree in America is not very challenging compared to other countries like Singapore where people go through more rigorous training. That's why teachers are paid and respected more in countries like Singapore.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 Kids have different level of intelligence, parental support, interests and peace of home environment. Even in best systems you can't lift everyone up in the same pace. We need to accept the fact that some students are better and we should help them to reach their potential.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@teachthemx3 It's the same mindset that has ruined the academic outcomes in US schools. The system has sacrificed rigor and proficiency for the sake of feelings of students and staff. Progressive mindset has convinced students and their families to ignore effort, hard work and competence.

[Erfanstrikes @Erfanbj2]

@justinskycak Because universities have turned into job's training program where standards are constantly lowered. Rigor has been sacrificed for the sake of socially engineering the academia for equal outcomes. Same thing has happened for K-12.