Archive - Cryptomeric Thoughts

Algebra 1 in 8th Grade Makes a Comeback

After a decade of holding students back, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is again offering Algebra 1 to 8th grade students. This is of…

May 10 •

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David Margulies

Beware Belonging

Sounds great for your child, until you understand what it really means

May 8 •

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The Reason We Learn

April 2024

California Removes Memorizing Times Tables

co-authored with Michael Malione and David Margulies

Apr 4 •

September 2023

Critical Pedagogy Breaches the Wall

La Cañada High School Launches its Ethnic Studies Pilot

Sep 23, 2023 •

July 2023

Thoughts on Effective Math Instruction

Recently, a La Cañada Math Parent member asked me, “Are there any approaches to teaching math, in the world, that have been shown to be effective?” My…

Jul 13, 2023 •

February 2023

LCUSD Responds on Reading Instruction

"Move along. Nothing to see here."

Feb 4, 2023 •

December 2022

Pseudoscience as a Basis for Reading Instruction

Reporter Emily Hanford has released another provocative podcast series about the reading education problem in the United States that reaches all the way…

Dec 24, 2022 •

November 2022

LCUSD Governing Board Candidates Speak Out on Ethnic Studies

As the mid-term election nears, candidates respond to a survey on Ethnic Studies

Nov 2, 2022 •

December 2021

The Faulty Logic of Equal Outcomes

Job preferences among men and women disprove a fundamental premise of inequity

Dec 31, 2021 •

Restorative Justice - Does It Work?

A common practice in K-12 schooling promotes more equitable discipline practices. But does it work?

Dec 28, 2021 •

November 2021

Ethnic Studies as a Trojan Horse for Critical Race Theory

A Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum workshop on 'Demystifying CRT' discloses more than intended

Nov 30, 2021 •

October 2021

About Those Leaked LCUSD Teacher Videos

Videos, transcripts, and allegations

Oct 7, 2021 •

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