Since the Science of Whatever fad has been steadily trending, people in the reform math sector are drawing their wagons in a circle. They are fearful that their cherished concepts of what they think works in math ed will end up in a sticky “Sold a Story”-like ending as has been happening with reading.
Might I be so bold to suggest that perhaps the public is growing a tad weary of the rhetoric, as more and more cries behind The Science of Learning grows louder. Great shoutout to you and others Barry, from Paul Kirschner. https://twitter.com/rastokke/status/1647296955180109827?s=20
I suspect anyone claiming to be an expert at math in general is not. Most true experts are going to be much more precise about where they have expertise for most mathematicians there will be more sub fields the are not experts in than those they are.
Might I be so bold to suggest that perhaps the public is growing a tad weary of the rhetoric, as more and more cries behind The Science of Learning grows louder. Great shoutout to you and others Barry, from Paul Kirschner. https://twitter.com/rastokke/status/1647296955180109827?s=20
Greg does a grand job here of separating the distinction between an expert at say grade 7 math and an expert at math in general.
https://open.substack.com/pub/fillingthepail/p/mathematics-experts-and-what-to-do?r=59cba&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
I suspect anyone claiming to be an expert at math in general is not. Most true experts are going to be much more precise about where they have expertise for most mathematicians there will be more sub fields the are not experts in than those they are.