The Parole Officer’s Check List, the Dialectic of Competition, and Gnarly Problems — Truth in American Education

Editor’s note: This is the fourth piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick, a second-career math teacher in California. He has written articles on math education that have appeared in The Atlantic, Nonpartisan Education Review, Education Next, Education News and AMS Notices. He is also the author of three books…

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