” Yet virtually all students can learn math to a high standard - if taught properly.”

So very true, but not according to the educrats and others within the education system, WISE, certainly confirms all of my concerns, reading the new comments of people joining WISE. Even a few comments, of students getting zero for getting the right answer, but using the wrong methods of the old efficient ones. Or stories on how the educrats with their teachers’ certificate behind them, telling parents how the new methods are so much better for students. Really, using the most inefficient methods, taxing the memory processes, and less apt for learning and understanding are better for students, leads only to one outcome.

The one outcome, not enough STEM students, and not enough students with the require math knowledge to entered into the skill trades.  Another problem, is what I have recently discovered, is the high school science textbooks, and in particular science with math. Physics where math, calculus goes hand in hand with the fundamental laws and knowledge of physics. . The physics textbook is a carbon copy of the current math textbooks, and reminds of the lousy math make sense series, without the fundamental basics to make the connections to the mountain of poorly written math problems.

No one has to wonder why, some and if not most students, by grade 11 physics or chemistry will decide than and there, STEM fields will not be in their future. Textbooks written by educators with questionable background knowledge in the STEM field,