1+ week, 16+ hour ago (219+ words) I think there was something in the UCSD report that talked about grade inflation. Maybe we are living in Lake Wobegon, where everybody is above average, and not San Diego. I can now feel a bit better ... Re "UCSD report stunning, revealing" (Nov. 14), "Basic math a struggle for UCSD freshmen" (Nov. 15) and "California School Dashboard releases ratings for county" (Nov. 13): The first two articles tell the sad truth about the complete lack of math ability of many students at a prestigious university and the California School Dashboard story tells a different story. In the Dashboard story, more than 75% of county students scored above average or average in math. And in the college and career readiness categories, relatively few students were found to be unprepared. I think there was something in the UCSD report that talked about grade inflation. Maybe we…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago (531+ words) It's not every day a high school student completes a math paper and has it published in an academic journal. However, for Santa Fe Christian senior Ryan Rodrigue that became a reality for him this year. Last year, Rodrigue attended a math competition at California State University, Long Beach, where he connected with Dr. Olga Korosteleva, a statistics professor. Afterward, Rodrigue contacted the professor for guidance on writing a research paper about Markov properties, which eventually was published, according to a news release. "The first half of my research is all about proving why our method actually worked," said Rodrigue in the news release. "My research helped me see math in a new way. Rather than just taking what other people give you as a fact, you're really trying to understand it more and be able to prove why things…...