By: Crazypetlady
In reply to Jane. I’m with you! I struggled with Algebra from high school until I graduated with my Masters. I took Algebra so many times at the community college level that I had to get special...
View ArticleBy: John Opfer
I don’t understand how data science could be taught solely on a foundation of arithmetic. All functions, even linear ones, are algebraic. Without using algebraic variables, how would you teach the...
View ArticleBy: David Fey
Basic algebra skills are foundational to almost every field. I have degrees in engineering, computer programming, business and math and I’ve used Algebra in all of them. While I am not an expert in...
View ArticleBy: Chase
Education is still necessary in a “there’s an app for that” world! Good educators (like the authors of this article) will find a way to keep their students hungry. I wish my teachers had developed more...
View ArticleBy: M. Miel
In reply to Jim. I think they meant that the students just consider it one more “dumb acronym” to memorize (like PEMDAS) which just makes math feel like a bunch of jargon to them. I don’t think the...
View ArticleBy: Dr. Bill Conrad
In reply to Mixhael. Stop blaming the children. Look in the mirror!
View ArticleBy: Matthew Jackson
This is a very good approach to addressing two important issues, that are often characterized as in conflict with each other. You’ve laid out a cool vision for how to broaden the STEM pipeline, and...
View ArticleBy: Alicia
Strongly agree! Algebra is critical to understanding data science. Let’s not encourage a false dichotomy, but rather ground both subjects in project-based work and narratives that help students apply...
View ArticleBy: Mariel
Great ideas! Framing algebra within the context of data science would make it a lot more appealing to many career-focused students; it’s essentially a practical application of the theory using...
View ArticleBy: Jane
Great piece! As a non-math person, I wish I had had more opportunities to learn how math matters in the everyday – maybe I would’ve enjoyed it more.
View ArticleBy: Han
Interesting take! I find algebra so essential– even without taking into statistics.
View ArticleBy: B612
Great article! The title says it all. As a parent and a college professor, I have seen firsthand how contextualized instruction makes teaching and learning more relevant, effective and fun! If we want...
View ArticleBy: Jessica
Absolutely. My high school teacher used to say that math wasn’t education. It was training, until students learned to apply it. Once students see how math works in the real world, then it informs how...
View ArticleBy: Daphne
Great perspective! I do believe it’s more just math. It’s the logic behind it and understand data. The future of the corporate America does rely on data science a lot more than before. So yes to...
View ArticleBy: Robert Morrison
Well done Ji Son and Jim. Those of us teaching STEM at the college level, like you, would love to see a deep understanding of both basic math and applied math and statistics in our students. I think...
View ArticleBy: Sam SB
This encourages my thoughts on education for future generations. I wish the melding of the two had been a topic while I was in school. I absolutely was one of the students who took Algebra passed and...
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