Tag: Mathematics
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Falling U.S. Test Scores Fuel Calls to Abolish Dept. of Education
by Family Research Council, New American Prophet, ©2024 (Dec. 9, 2024) — American schoolchildren’s math and reading scores saw “a marked decline” — again — falling further behind their own scores before the COVID-era lockdowns, trailing even more foreign nations, and fueling calls for President-elect Donald Trump to reform or abolish the Department of Education.…
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Of Neologisms and Racist Mathematics
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jan. 21, 2023) — The dictionary defines a neologism as being “1. A new word, usage or expression…” and, in the realm of psychology, “2. A new word that is coined especially by a person affected with schizophrenia and is meaningless except to the coiner.” (Emphasis added) As long-time P&E readers…
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16 – The Age of Reason
by ProfDave, ©2022 (May 10, 2022) — What was early modern Europe like? What were things like in 1648? What were the physical consequences of the Renaissance and Reformation? First, the relative unanimity of thought and belief had been shattered. While people still feared and suspected people with different beliefs, the Prince/King now determined the…