To the editor: As a physics professor who uses Algebra 2 (and higher math) every day, I felt compelled to respond to the debate over how much math the University of California system should require ...
Two universally acknowledged truths resonate with the reasonable: 1. As my information changes, so do my views. 2. Math is not an opinion. Consider these easily verifiable facts: In the past four ...
To those of you in the intellectual elite who argue that math is now a form of white supremacy, here is an experiment for you: design a building using construction calculations based on your belief ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Julianne Yoon/Daily. Buy this photo. I am writing in response to the opinion piece that appeared ...
Our mayor and some members of the downtown business community are calling for enforcement of the city’s no-camping ordinance as a solution to the homeless problem, and many other people feel this way.
Re: “Plummeting WA math scores point to trouble. Time for course correction” (April 11, Editorials): While I am certain most of us agree we want the best education possible for students in Washington, ...
Re: “Latest new math multiplies frustration,” by Abby McCloskey, Sunday Opinion. I read with interest this article about the newly adopted Eureka math curriculum. I am a 30-year veteran Dallas ISD ...
Re: “Checking our math” (Oct. 19, Opinion): Math is a tool. For example, it is the basis for understanding the turn of a screw, the force and angle demanded to hammer a nail, the measurement required ...
While some current San Mateo-Foster City School District board members are crowing about delivering a 1% improvement in test scores, (the results of which no one but them can see), people who know ...