Timothy Norfolk - We're Doing It Wrong Blog

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11/8/2018

Dr. Norfolk was born in the UK, where he received a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics in 1978. Immediately after, he moved to the U.S. and started teaching, first as a graduate student, then as a faculty member in January 1984. He retired in June 2017, and now lives in the country, keeping a smallholding and writing about education issues.

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Are We Making Failure Fatal By Trying to Avoid It?

4/19/2018

Are We Making Failure Fatal by Trying to Avoid It?

Perhaps the major difference was that we all accepted failure as a possibility that wouldn't destroy us. No one insisted that 'every student can perform at the highest level', as I heard a recent advertisement for teachers say.

Is Math for Everyone?

3/31/2018

Is Math for Everyone?

We require students to take math (and pass it) almost every year of their K-12 experience, yet we have not really answered why we do so.

What Are We Doing Here

3/10/2018

What Are We Doing Here?

What are we doing wrong in the US education system?The short answer: nothing. The appropriate way to evaluate a system is based on what it is designed to do, and the education system is not designed to...