By: Jim
What makes FOIL (First, Outer, Inner, and Last) a “dumb acronym”? Otherwise this is just an advertisement.
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Great article. This was a really interesting point: “But just as algebra needs data science, data science needs algebra.” I wonder what the next step would be? The authors mention they are pursuing a...
View ArticleBy: Joanne Burton
My 3rd grade grandson cannot do multiplication, I’m teaching him the multiplication table memorization on zoom calls once his mom and he told me this isn’t taught in his school! He’s also struggle with...
View ArticleBy: Maite Villareal Rodriguez
Never thought about this “false choice” before but it makes sense – reminds me of conversations we used to have in education regarding tracking and who gets set up for lower wage jobs vs who gets...
View ArticleBy: Andrew Dempsey
Algebra deals with the infrastructure of mathematics. How to move things around, how to manipulate information/phrases, how to change it from one form to another. Algebra is a base language of...
View ArticleBy: Robert L Crawford
Sanity returns. Learn more math and you will enjoy math! I love the connections the author makes between math and statistics/data science. Those are exciting. However, I do believe that we do know how...
View ArticleBy: Mixhael
I am a high school algebra/geometry/trig teacher with 36 years experience in the classroom … Stop forcing everyone to take algebra … Some kids brains don’t think that way …
View ArticleBy: Dave K.
I’m not a math person, but this kind of creative connection that brings out curiosity would have done wonders for me in engaging math better as a student. The acronyms were helpful but dumb in the...
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...
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: 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: 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: 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: Han
Interesting take! I find algebra so essential– even without taking into statistics.
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: 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: 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...
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