Ralph Pantozzi
@mathillustrated
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@AEF_Program 24 Alumni Fellow • @MoMath1 • #PAEMST @NCTM • @MAAnow
New Jersey, USA
Joined April 2015
Oh the Places You'll Go! Random Walk on Wall Street @profkeithdevlin @JohnAllenPaulos @timchartier @stevenstrogatz
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“Our findings suggest that improved attendance is a leading indicator of success of this model and may be followed by longer-run improvements in academic achievement, which has important implications for how community school programs should be evaluated.”
I've never understood the logic of asking what is often the weakest public institution in a community--the one that struggles (often for good reasons) to deliver it's rock-bottom basic service effectively--to do more. It's as if we don't want poor kids to be literate.
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Leading Indicators of Long-Term Success in Community Schools: Evidence from New York City
The Trump administration is cancelling a $168 million grant program for community schools. Putting aside the rationale (a vague reference to“DEI”) and timing (abrupt), this is the right move. Public schools have strayed too far from their core purpose and shouldn’t serve as
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“It’s time to revisit the basics of why it’s important to call out lies. They’re more than just words. Lies harm livelihoods and families.” Read why PolitiFact named 2025 the Year of the Lies, from Editor-in-Chief Katie Sanders: https://t.co/gNYYlQQbwH
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“It’s time to revisit the basics of why it’s important to call out lies. They’re more than just words. Lies harm livelihoods and families.” Read why PolitiFact named 2025 the Year of the Lies, from...
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This applies very widely #iTeachMath
@mathillustrated Often seems folk start 'at the end'. They see occurrences of practices they don't like, conclude 'they all must be doing it wrong, we need reform'. And then without knowing much research on it, suggest what they know as panacea.
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@mathillustrated Often seems folk start 'at the end'. They see occurrences of practices they don't like, conclude 'they all must be doing it wrong, we need reform'. And then without knowing much research on it, suggest what they know as panacea.
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master's degrees serve purposes (for students, educators, and the profession) other than raising standardized test scores at a particular grade level
“The fact that teachers with master’s degrees are no more effective in the classroom, on average, than their colleagues without advanced degrees is one of the most consistent findings in education research. In a study published in 2011, Paul Peterson and I confirmed this finding
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is really bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal:
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Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry.
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Polar coordinates are essential to both. 🎅 #iTeachMath
If your kid believes in Santa, let them believe in Santa. Mathematicians still believe in imaginary numbers.
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If you’re genuinely interested in the context behind this LCSPR and its process and rationale, take the time to listen to this interview. I address the issues raised, provide deeper context and encourage a shift from adversarial engagement towards supporting improvement. #MVPA
The Mossbourne Safeguarding Review: TTR Special
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The actions of a man charged with a heinous crime have derailed the lawful U.S. immigration applications of people from 18 countries so far, including Afghanistan. Afghans are facing uncertainty at home and in the U.S. Read why we can't turn our back on Afghans and other
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frankly, this sounds really far-fetched. I've taught at Princeton for years & can assure you that there is no dearth of "white males" amid our excellent students & there is absolutely no way to measure any individual by the hue of their skin, gender, ethnic background, religion,
>#1 student at Harvard >Cannot get into grad school because he is a white man >Moves to China and is massively successful A little bit too on the nose for my tastes, simulation writers should be more subtle.
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“Experts and ideologues” did not “break literacy”. Next question?
“We cannot fix literacy by merely tweaking isolated skills or revisiting phonics. We must reclaim classical pedagogy that teaches students not only to read words, but to understand great works.” https://t.co/RKotUbG0Ma
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Notice how the tone shifts when the perpetrator isn’t Arab, Muslim, brown, Black, or an immigrant. This is what selective outrage—and selective journalism—looks like.
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"Don't be the person who goes on Twitter to laugh at someone needing a fidget toy. You demean yourself by doing that." Summing up so much - from @JimGamble_INEQE in his @TTRadioOfficial interview this morning.
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An old and tired refrain. We can and should be reaching all students.
Schools spend hours trying to “reach” the kid who openly doesn’t care, while the kid who tries every day quietly gets ignored. We’re exhausting ourselves chasing resistance instead of investing in effort.
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