I teach math to students who are able to homeschool math in order to participate in an alternative curriculum.
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Kyle Gullett
6 years ago
The current state of education in the US, and math education in particular, is antiquated and frankly embarrassing. Evolution and progression is vital for a more successful future
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jany finkielsztein
6 years ago
young people being hired in multiple fields are in needs to develop the skills of data analytics and data science across K-12
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Kristen Smith
6 years ago
As a math teacher, I'm ready to see our curriculum adapt to reflect the shifts in the skills most needed both in the private sector and in tackling our nation's biggest challenges. It is clear that data and data literacy have never been more important.
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Erika Donahue
6 years ago
Teaching data science will better prepare kids for life after high school, while still teaching critical thinking and problem solving skills!
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Farr Quinn
6 years ago
it will be much easier to answer the question "when am i ever going to use this" if we update our curriculum for the modern world.
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Pamela Tambe
6 years ago
I fully support this petition and am willing to work to shift K12 education in the US to realize this goal.
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Brent Magnusson
6 years ago
This is so vital for the future of our society. We need data fluency!
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Anonymous
6 years ago
This is the necessary change we need to filter through the curriculum for all of our subjects
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Tom Peterson
6 years ago
This is very important for the future of my children.
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Mary Hedengren
6 years ago
You might think that writing isn't data-intensive, but my freshmen often struggle understanding arguments that use information. When I bring up logical fallacies of sample size or "correlation is not causation," it is typically the first time someone has spoken to them about these concepts! We can do better.
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Dan Reagle
6 years ago
I rarely use analytical geometry or advanced algebra in my job, but often need to understand statistics and manage large data sets.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
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I work in business intelligence and analytics and we have a severe shortage of skilled data staff. And, I find that I also do not have the necessary data literacy skills to adequately navigate the business. It was limited my career advancement.
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Holly Stone
6 years ago
I am an analytics manager and am in dire need of data analyst talent
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Andrew Costa
6 years ago
Statistics and Data Literacy is the forgotten child in most curriculums across the United States. It is often taught last in favor of other topics such as Quadratic Equations and Geometric Transformations. Students often complain that they're never going to use some of the math they learn in real life, and I have to agree with some. Statistics is used in almost every profession, with Data Literacy at the top of the list.
Managers look at sales data and sales trends when wondering what sells and what doesn't. They look at the profit trends and move on from there. It's all statistics!
I could go on and on. It's time for statistics, probability, and data literacy to stop being the "forgotten child" and move in to be the forefront of today's mathematics education.
It's all about the data in today's competitive world!
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Madison Ross
6 years ago
Becoming familiar with data and how to structure, analyze, and visualize data is key for today and tomorrow's workforce. As society tackles big concepts like data bias and AI/machine learning, we need students with critical thinking skills that can determine what is truth.
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Bryan Henning
6 years ago
As a high school math teacher (teaching primarily Geometry), I have been frustrated with the large quantity of highly irrelevant content that I am required to teach my students. I'm not saying that all of it is irrelevant - some Geometry concepts are still quite useful and valuable - but much of it is irrelevant. My students check out too and some have entirely given up on math. I agree that data literacy would be way more useful and engaging for my students.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
Education researcher here. As a high school student, I took Algebra 2 and Geometry at the same time. I actually find algebra 2 more useful in my daily life, and really, geometry is just applied Algebra 1. Either way though, data science is vital to understanding today's world.
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Michael King
6 years ago
High School Algebra teacher here. Algebra 1 and Algebra 2. While one year of Algebra should be required for high school graduation, 2 years is unnecessary. It should be an option for students who want it, but students who are not interested in more Algebra should have the option to take a data literacy / data science class in lieu of Algebra 2 and still meet high school graduation requirements and college admission requirements for most programs.
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Pamela Hagen
6 years ago
This is sorely needed and should be sent to the Canadian government as well as that in the US.
I teach math to students who are able to homeschool math in order to participate in an alternative curriculum.
The current state of education in the US, and math education in particular, is antiquated and frankly embarrassing. Evolution and progression is vital for a more successful future
young people being hired in multiple fields are in needs to develop the skills of data analytics and data science across K-12
As a math teacher, I'm ready to see our curriculum adapt to reflect the shifts in the skills most needed both in the private sector and in tackling our nation's biggest challenges. It is clear that data and data literacy have never been more important.
Teaching data science will better prepare kids for life after high school, while still teaching critical thinking and problem solving skills!
it will be much easier to answer the question "when am i ever going to use this" if we update our curriculum for the modern world.
I fully support this petition and am willing to work to shift K12 education in the US to realize this goal.
This is so vital for the future of our society. We need data fluency!
This is the necessary change we need to filter through the curriculum for all of our subjects
This is very important for the future of my children.
You might think that writing isn't data-intensive, but my freshmen often struggle understanding arguments that use information. When I bring up logical fallacies of sample size or "correlation is not causation," it is typically the first time someone has spoken to them about these concepts! We can do better.
I rarely use analytical geometry or advanced algebra in my job, but often need to understand statistics and manage large data sets.
I work in business intelligence and analytics and we have a severe shortage of skilled data staff. And, I find that I also do not have the necessary data literacy skills to adequately navigate the business. It was limited my career advancement.
I am an analytics manager and am in dire need of data analyst talent
Statistics and Data Literacy is the forgotten child in most curriculums across the United States. It is often taught last in favor of other topics such as Quadratic Equations and Geometric Transformations. Students often complain that they're never going to use some of the math they learn in real life, and I have to agree with some. Statistics is used in almost every profession, with Data Literacy at the top of the list. Managers look at sales data and sales trends when wondering what sells and what doesn't. They look at the profit trends and move on from there. It's all statistics! I could go on and on. It's time for statistics, probability, and data literacy to stop being the "forgotten child" and move in to be the forefront of today's mathematics education. It's all about the data in today's competitive world!
Becoming familiar with data and how to structure, analyze, and visualize data is key for today and tomorrow's workforce. As society tackles big concepts like data bias and AI/machine learning, we need students with critical thinking skills that can determine what is truth.
As a high school math teacher (teaching primarily Geometry), I have been frustrated with the large quantity of highly irrelevant content that I am required to teach my students. I'm not saying that all of it is irrelevant - some Geometry concepts are still quite useful and valuable - but much of it is irrelevant. My students check out too and some have entirely given up on math. I agree that data literacy would be way more useful and engaging for my students.
Education researcher here. As a high school student, I took Algebra 2 and Geometry at the same time. I actually find algebra 2 more useful in my daily life, and really, geometry is just applied Algebra 1. Either way though, data science is vital to understanding today's world.
High School Algebra teacher here. Algebra 1 and Algebra 2. While one year of Algebra should be required for high school graduation, 2 years is unnecessary. It should be an option for students who want it, but students who are not interested in more Algebra should have the option to take a data literacy / data science class in lieu of Algebra 2 and still meet high school graduation requirements and college admission requirements for most programs.
This is sorely needed and should be sent to the Canadian government as well as that in the US.