https://hechingerreport.org/data-science-under-fire-what-math-do-high-schoolers-really-need/ Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:18:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://hechingerreport.org/data-science-under-fire-what-math-do-high-schoolers-really-need/comment-page-1/#comment-64661 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:02:20 +0000 https://hechingerreport.org/?p=98864#comment-64661 It seems useful to distinguish between “data literacy,” which the courses at Adolfo Camarillo High School appear to provide, and preparation for “data science” at the college level, which appears to require a more rigorous foundation in formal mathematics, including Algebra II. Data literacy classes appear to be very useful, both in school and later in everyday life. But if students are led to believe that such classes are equivalent to Algebra II in preparing them for STEM majors in data science and a career in those fields following graduation, they may end up disappointed.

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