"data science" is not a field of math. lord knows the term does not need to be watered down further. is "statistics" not adequate (in a high school context)? (I'm not singling you out - they have a "Data Science" section in the proposed California mathematics education framework)
while I do agree that statistics education should be much more heavily emphasized, I still believe it and calculus should both be taught. Understanding the basic ideas of calculus opens a lot of doors in other fields of study. Hell, "data science" math would necessarily involve understanding calculus and optimization
while I do agree that statistics education should be much more heavily emphasized, I still believe it and calculus should both be taught. Understanding the basic ideas of calculus opens a lot of doors in other fields of study. Hell, "data science" math would necessarily involve understanding calculus and optimization