What if the whole lot we’ve been instructed about math training is backwards? On this episode of Trending in Education, Mike Palmer is joined by Ted Dintersmith,enterprise capitalist, filmmaker, and writer of the upcoming ebook Aftermath: The Life-Altering Math That Colleges Received’t Train You to debate why our colleges are nonetheless educating low-degree math mechanics that telephones and AI already do completely. You possibly can study extra about Ted’s work at What Colleges Might Be.
Ted shares his journey from the world of excessive-tech innovation to turning into a “code crimson” alarmed citizen advocate for radical college change. We dive into how excessive-stakes exams are inadvertently coaching college students to compete with AI in areas the place computer systems are unbeatable, whereas ignoring the inventive and conceptual math, like likelihood, resolution-making frameworks, and estimation, that really shapes lives.
From Moneyball statistics to the risks of misinterpreting healthcare knowledge, Ted explains why math ought to be a device for empowerment fairly than a metric for punishment. We additionally take a “lightning spherical” journey via Ted’s prolific profession, together with his work with the late Sir Ken Robinson and his influential documentaries Most Prone to Succeed and A number of Alternative.
Whether or not you’re a dad or mum attempting to protect your baby’s curiosity or an educator in search of a extra related curriculum, this dialog provides a refreshing and pressing blueprint for what college may very well be. 📉💡
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Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction: Why Math Ought to Flip You On
🎙️ 00:41 – Ted’s Origin Story: From Carpentry to Enterprise Capital
02:18 – The Center College Word That Modified All the pieces
04:02 – Making the Movie “Most Prone to Succeed”
05:14 – Why AI Makes Most College Math Out of date
07:03 – Previewing “Aftermath”: Math for Choice Making
11:00 – The Dunning-Kruger Impact and Iraqi Conflict Predictions
12:45 – Why 90% of Docs Misunderstand Take a look at Outcomes
