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New NY math guidelines tell teachers to stop testing kids on problem-solving speed to curb ‘anxiety’

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Fews App Post Time 9h ago

The New York State Education Department is pushing woke new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also argue that repeated practice of math facts is not useful, and that “explicit instruction” doesn’t work as well as letting students figure out their own ways to do math. Critics bash the state’s latest math guidance, developed by University of Michigan researchers who promote equity and social justice, warning the changes will backfire spectacularly.

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