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A parent whose child goes to a high school in the Wake County Public School System has been sued after criticizing the math curriculum used in the district.
Utah-based "Mathematics Vision Project" or "MVP," filed a lawsuit against Blain Dillard, whose son attends Green Hope High in Cary.
Dillard has been vocal about his opposition to the MVP curriculum, which is student-driven and focuses on group work, posting on his website, blog and social media.
The lawsuit obtained by ABC11 said, "In or around March 2019, Dillard commenced a crusade against MVP, claiming that MVP is ineffective and has harmed many students."
It alleges that some of Dillard's statements were false and defamatory and harmed the company financially.
https://abc11.com/education/wake-schools-parent-sued-after-criticizing-math-curriculum/5430840/
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Saturday August 10 2019, @07:16PM (2 children)
Why would I pull out my phone? I was taught to do mental arithmetic. I didn't forget it just because someone invented a mobile phone.
That is one of the problems today - if you can't go shopping without a phone to use as your calculator, then someone should have taught maths to you more effectively than they apparently did.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 10 2019, @08:26PM (1 child)
It's becoming increasingly unnecessary, anyway, because many stores write the price-per-ounce right on the price tags.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 10 2019, @10:47PM
Yeah. If it's like the supermarket here, one comparable product will have price per hundredcount and the other one price per liter.