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Fear, Pressure, and the Struggle to Truly Commit to Math Priorities
District math improvement plans can’t succeed if we try to do everything at once. For meaningful change to happen, leaders need to go narrow.
In this episode, we explore why narrowing focus is so difficult for districts and schools, even when everyone knows it’s the right move. We unpack the fears leaders face—picking the “wrong” focus, pressure from external demands, or the worry that one shift won’t meet everyone’s needs. We also dig into why saying “yes” to one math priority means saying “no” to others, and how failing to narrow leads to surface-level adoption without real impact.
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