I saw his article elsewhere and also have been thinking about it. Like all materials from Jo Boaler I tend to agree with about 60-70% of it. I'll just mention a few of my qualms. When she writes about everyone being able to do the highest levels of math, this goes hand in hand with a very strong anti-tracking/anti acceleration philosophy. Part of this thrust is also making students responsible for each other's learning. In her other writings you can find this very clearly stated. I also think she has one of the most troubling interpretations of cognitive science with respect to people like Carol Dweck and some of the material on how learning works.

Some further video links:


Look at the section on high achievers and availability of 8th grade algebra.

http://www.sfusdmath.org/jo-boaler-presentation-questions-and-answers.html



Last edited by BenjaminL; 08/10/15 01:45 PM.