This Curriculum Is Incoherent
Three reformers each replace one piece of an incoherent curriculum ('3 + W + fish') without coordinating, producing a new mismatch.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-10-09-this-curriculum-is-incoherent/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A: "This curriculum is incoherent." [Board: 3 + W + 🐟] B: "Those parts don't add up." C: "Let's fix it!"
[Board now: 7 + Y + 🐈, with the old terms crossed out] A: "Huh. That went poorly." B: "Maybe we should have huddled up beforehand?"