EPISODE · Jan 2, 2024 · 37 MIN

Ep 185: Tracking

from Math is Figure-Out-Able! · host Pam Harris

Tracking students and sorting them into 'higher'/'lower' tracks is a topic that we have really, really firm feelings about. In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the unintended consequences of tracking students and offer some ideas to consider.Talking PointsWho does tracking benefit, who does it hurt?Distaste for the vocabulary used to describe tracks of kidsEveryone can do more real math than fake mathFrom our experience as a teacherFrom our experience as a parentFrom a student's perspectiveCheck out our social mediaTwitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationLinkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC

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Tracking students and sorting them into 'higher'/'lower' tracks is a topic that we have really, really firm feelings about. In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the unintended consequences of tracking students and offer some ideas to consider. Talking Points Who does tracking benefit, who does it hurt?Distaste for the vocabulary used to describe tracks of kidsEveryone can do more real math than fake mathFrom our experience as a teacherFrom our experience as a parentFrom a student's perspectiv...

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