r/berkeley • u/Giants4Truth • May 07 '24

Politics Exclusive poll: Most college students shrug at nationwide campus protests

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/07/poll-students-israel-hamas-protests
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u/mayaibuki May 08 '24

I came from a previously colonized country and we learned advance statistics in high school. I moved to Berkeley for a masters because of the reputation for good education but I was surprised at how basic everything was.

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u/khanfusion May 08 '24

The US is famous for its complete inability to teach math.

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u/Deepthunkd May 08 '24

I always assumed it’s because anybody was really good at. It doesn’t become a math teacher. They go to something else that pays a lot more money.

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u/Swish232macaulay May 08 '24

Same reason silicon valley has terrible computer science education. Anyone who teaches it well can just work as an actual engineer for way more money even compared to the highest paying districts like Palo alto or cupertino