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Students tell Texas education panel they need more tutoring, real‑world math and less reliance on screens
Summary
Five student panelists told a Texas State Board of Education ad hoc committee on math that teaching must be more hands‑on, better paced and backed by more tutoring and classroom time, and warned that online delivery and over‑reliance on AI can undermine learning.
At a meeting of a Texas State Board of Education ad hoc committee on mathematics, a panel of five students told members they want more time, more real‑world examples and more tutoring so classroom math prepares them for later study and everyday life.
The students — Caitlin Krenke, a rising senior at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi; Destiny Bautista, a junior at Lehman High School; Evan Sebastian, a recent graduate of Dripping Springs High School; Adia Hilton, a rising eighth‑grader at SST Hill Country College Prep; and Peyton Morgan, a rising sixth‑grader at Gorizi Middle School in Austin ISD — said classroom methods, pacing and access to help shape whether students stay engaged with math.
“Math has had an impact on my life,” said Caitlin Krenke, describing examples…
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