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Should a test determine your high school?
In New York City, there are several highly selective public high schools called Specialized High Schools. You’ve probably heard of some of them, like Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech....
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Algebra for All in NYC
Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a plan for every New York City middle school student to have access to algebra in 8th grade, and Chalkbeat is out with a great story discussing the challenges facing...
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NYC’s high school selection system might be the worst system for choosing a...
The New York Post published an opinion piece about the byzantine high school selection system. As someone who’s helped well over a hundred students through this system, it really is byzantine. There...
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How hard should it be to pass algebra?
New York State is grappling with the difficulty of the Common Core Algebra test. The intent is to raise the passing score to require real mastery of the material, but realistically speaking, most...
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BEAM 6: Designing a Schedule, or How Does It All Fit?
This is part of a sequence of posts developing a new project for Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics called BEAM 6. BEAM 6 will be a non-residential, four-week summer program for underserved 6th...
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BEAM Is Hiring!
In case you only follow me on this blog and not other social media, BEAM is hiring faculty (both residential and NYC-based) as well as undergraduate counselors (same). It’s a fantastic opportunity to...
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An Actual Response to Chief Justice Roberts
On December 9, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments (uhhh, again) in Fisher v. University of Texas, a case about affirmative action. At issue: what measures (if any) can the university use to...
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What’s Up With The Math Revolution
The Atlantic has a new piece about the more and more advanced work now studied by middle school and high school students. This trend is well recognized among those of us who’ve been working with these...
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BEAM 6 Los Angeles: Week 1
Here’s our amazing staff, on our very first day of training: Here’s a programming class taught by Lee-kai, a friend of mine from MIT: One of the new innovations this year is the “100 Problem...
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Welcome to a regular sequence of blog posts where I’ll give some personal updates on BEAM’s progress as an organization and my journey within it. I’m transitioning from sending these via personal...
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