Kyle Fox presents MMR (Advanced Quantitative Reasoning) class: project‑based algebra‑2 alternative
Kyle Fox described the district's first-year MMR (Mathematical Modeling & Reasoning) course—an advanced quantitative reasoning option with project-based learning, two sections and a little over 20 students; projects included marshmallow towers, regression with rubber bands and cell‑growth exercises.
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The district presented its MMR (Mathematical Modeling & Reasoning) course—being renamed Advanced Quantitative Reasoning—as an alternative to Algebra II that emphasizes project-based learning, discussion and reasoning over rote skill drills. Kyle Fox described several student projects (marshmallow tower, regression modeling with rubber bands, catapult trials, cell‑growth modeling with M&Ms and mock trial evidence modeling) and said the class requires substantial teacher training and monthly meetings.
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