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I'm just gonna leave this here:
https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234

EndOfDiscOne posted...

They should start playing dice in class like in The Wire

tl;dr of the article is pretty much that.
It's all explained in the first couple or three paragraphs, then goes on and on and on about mostly nothing past that.

Students practice equations through singing, dancing and drawing. Activities are sculpted around their hobbies and interests: anime, gaming, Minecraft. Problem-solving is a team sport, rather than an individual sprint to the right answer.

Ebri, a math teacher and tech specialist for Duval County Schools in Florida, is using new techniques designed to promote equity. If kids of color, girls and low-income students engage, they'll be more likely to pursue high-level math classes, the argument goes. That can open doors to competitive colleges and lucrative careers.

The takeway is that "stern proctor" type teaching, where it's all vomiting out material and expecting students to vomit it back, is a bad mismatch to how kids actually learn stuff. Especially so for kids who have more important things to worry about than memorizing a bunch of numbers.