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Doerr is a man whose ear thousands of start-up entrepreneurs vie for, yet he spends a few hours each week seeking to improve public education. "The one thing we know about this new economy," he says, "is that if you can't do algebra, if you can't do symbolic reasoning, you are going to get left behind forever...
...school committee members say they have to scale back to a few goals, two years after they drew up 11 ambitious objectives for the school system--which ranged from making sure students pass algebra in eighth grade to teaching organizational, research and study skills...
MATH-TEXT WOES If you've ever tried to help your kid with algebra homework and marveled at the poor quality of her textbook, you're in good company. The American Association for the Advancement of Science evaluated the dozen texts used most widely in U.S. schools and found only seven to be even "adequate." It found that five other texts "lacked potential for student learning." These texts failed to engage students, develop math concepts or encourage students' thinking skills. See the Association's site at project2061.org for a summary and list of the texts evaluated...
...offers 45 minutes of Shakespeare, rehearsing a single play all year. Afterward, still on his own time, Esquith coaches volleyball, teaches computer use and helps with homework. Saturday mornings he tutors 40 former pupils, in Grades 6 through 9, in more Shakespeare--along with Ibsen, Chekhov, algebra and SAT preparation. Saturday afternoons he rehearses music with his students. "Call me the 'Education Equalizer,'" Esquith says, noting that middle-class kids get sports, music and extra tutoring, while poor children usually go home to TV and the temptations of the street...
Socially, Mr. Chu has endured similar treatment. He describes his interests as "geometry, algebra, analysis" and is proud of wearing quadratic reasoning T-shirts every day. When his proctor invites him to a study break, he asks why people would take a break from studying. Several strips have shown Mr. Chu wondering why people bother finding friends in college, much less romance. In an introduction to a female peer, for example, he rudely offers her only the address of his web site. Chu's "misanthropic" tendencies are further evident in past episodes when Mr. Chu traps his white roommate...