Category: Education
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3rd Grade in China: A Journalist Shares His Family’s Experience
Differences in elementary schools in China and the U.S., as shared in a New Yorker article. What stood out the most in the Double Education article? The contrasts in time in school, the locus of control, and rigor of content.
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Addressing the Decline in High Achievers’ NAEP Math and Reading
The decline in math skills and reading comprehension is not news, but the specific data reported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) this year should intensify our overall sense of alarm. “The average scores for 13-year-olds declined 4 points in reading and 9 points in mathematics compared to…
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Opportunity and Access: Math Acceleration
Recently published research in the July 2023 issue of Gifted Child Quarterly links unequal access, once again, to under-resourced communities. When considering access to accelerated math instruction (Peters & Carter, 2023), namely Algebra in grade 7 and Geometry in grade 8, districts that offer more challenging math courses are not…
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