National Science Foundation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In its current form, school algebra serves as a gatekeeper to higher-level mathematics. Researchers and policy makers have pushed to open that gate—providing more students access to algebra, focusing in particular on those students historically denied access to higher-level mathematics. Domina et al., 2017; Stein et al.,

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Stephen Wolfram

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And indeed one of the great achievements of our civilization over the past several centuries has been to build up the paradigms of mathematics, the exact sciences—and, most importantly, now computation—and to create a tower of capabilities quite different from what pure human-like thinking can achieve.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

MARCH 25, 2022

Active learning helps (see below), and I need to remember that there is always a backstory — that student who looks totally disengaged may be depressed, or sick, or just needing help in some non-mathematical way. in algebraic topology from a top-25 research university. Learning works best when it’s active. How about you?

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