Is Algebra Necessary? - a Question to debate !
“s Algebra Necessary? Adam Hayes By ANDREW HACKER Published: July 28, 2012 477 Comments FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ E-MAIL SHARE PRINT REPRINTS A TYPICAL American school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra. In both high school and college, all too many students are expected to fail. Why do we subject American students to this ordeal? I’ve found myself moving toward the strong view that we shouldn’t. Enlarge This Image Adam Hayes Enlarge This Image Adam Hayes Readers’ Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article. Read All Comments (477) » My question extends beyond algebra and applies more broadly to the usual mathematics sequence, from geometry through calculus. State regents and legislators — and much of the public — take it as self-evident that every young person should be made to master polynomial functions and parametric equations. There are many defenses of algebra and the virtue of learning it. Most of them sound reasonab
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“s Algebra Necessary? Adam Hayes By ANDREW HACKER Published: July 28, 2012 477 Comments FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ E-MAIL SHARE PRINT REPRINTS A TYPICAL American school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra. In both high school and college, all too many students are expected to fail. Why do we subject American students to this ordeal? I’ve found myself moving toward the strong view that we shouldn’t. Enlarge This Image Adam Hayes Enlarge This Image Adam Hayes Readers’ Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article. Read All Comments (477) » My question extends beyond algebra and applies more broadly to the usual mathematics sequence, from geometry through calculus. State regents and legislators — and much of the public — take it as self-evident that every young person should be made to master polynomial functions and parametric equations. There are many defenses of algebra and the virtue of learning it. Most of them sound reasonab
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