Education Realist: no more dewey-eyed dreamers

July 2026

May 2026

The Hidden Geometry of Standard Form Quadratics

...or how I won a math debate with chatgpt who, like most mathematicians, never realized that the rate of change from the y-intercept to the vertext of…

May 2 • Education Realist

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January 2026

How Many African Americans Are on UC Campuses?

Why don't the UC dashboard and UC common datasets agree?

Jan 4 • Education Realist

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October 2025

A Word on Gender and Work

Don't blame women.

Oct 27, 2025 • Education Realist

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September 2025

July 2025

The "In Case I Get Hit By a Truck" Assignment

How to assign group projects and grade accurately without rewarding unproductive behavior.

Jul 18, 2025 • Education Realist

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May 2025

Freeloaders, Bossy Britches and Control Freaks

While a lot of "group work" is forced, group projects are an essential part of education. And while freeloaders are a problem, they aren't the only…

May 11, 2025 • Education Realist

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January 2025

Kindergarten Intifada: Are Unions Antisemitic?

Abigail Shrier thinks the UTLA conference recording is a key piece of evidence. But it actually rebuts her charges of union antisemitism.

Jan 26, 2025 • Education Realist

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Kindergarten Intifada: Reading It Like A Realist

Abigail Shrier's article on the supposed rise of antisemitism indoctrination in public schools tells a very different tale if read with understanding.

Jan 3, 2025 • Education Realist

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December 2024

Another Someone Who Came from Nowhere

In which I explore where Abigail Shrier has been before I get around to what she's doing.

Dec 26, 2024 • Education Realist

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