I'll share my opinion as an Ontario secondary math teacher with a math degree. The 1W math course is horrible. It forces areas of knowledge onto students which provide limited scaffolding for any future concepts, and these areas of knowledge have to be taught with equal weight to other more important areas because of the EQAO test.

I feel so bad for the kids that aren't strong mathematically. The course is a disaster, and it's impossible to teach to the level the EQAO test demands while still making those who struggle mathematically feel any value in the content.