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  NYT: Is Algebra Necessary?
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www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html

Algebra hard, minorities not doing well, lib arts majors do not need algebra, so let's not have it.

:sovietman: laughing his ass off.
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Andrew Hacker is an emeritus professor of political science at Queens College, City University of New York

I'm a scientist, I know what I'm talking about!
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I use algebra all the time in just my day-to-day life. It's a pretty core skill. :shrug:
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I have never used it, not once, in my adult life.
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For most kids, probably not. Most will never use it.

I would suggest the problem with American students is the way Mathematics is taught. The rest of the world teaches a core curriculum of Integrated Mathematics with an emphasis on technical usage. The American way teaches as if students are preparing for majoring in Mathematics in college.
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. said:I have never used it, not once, in my adult life.
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:lol: You must be a repuke.
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Just teach Excel.
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. said:For most kids, probably not. Most will never use it.

I would suggest the problem with American students is the way Mathematics is taught. The rest of the world teaches a core curriculum of Integrated Mathematics with an emphasis on technical usage. The American way teaches as if students are preparing for majoring in Mathematics in college.


If you are not using algebra on a daily basis, you should probably kill yourself. It's a pretty basic skill.
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Better to know it and not need to use it, than to not know it and require it. Besides, knowledge expands the mind.
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I would imagine that fewer than 1% of U.S. millionaires know algebra. That's telling you something.
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. said:If you are not using algebra on a daily basis, you should probably kill yourself. It's a pretty basic skill.

What a stupid statement. The VAST majority of careers never ever use algebra.
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. said:If you are not using algebra on a daily basis, you should probably kill yourself. It's a pretty basic skill.



Too bad, you are stuck with them.
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. said:For most kids, probably not. Most will never use it.

I would suggest the problem with American students is the way Mathematics is taught. The rest of the world teaches a core curriculum of Integrated Mathematics with an emphasis on technical usage. The American way teaches as if students are preparing for majoring in Mathematics in college.

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They teach it that way in Canada too.
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. said:If you are not using algebra on a daily basis, you should probably kill yourself. It's a pretty basic skill.

What a stupid statement. The VAST majority of careers never ever use algebra.


I'm not talking about CAREERS, dumbass. I'm talking about day-to-day life. If you are not using algebra to make decisions in life, you are not doing it right.
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Like, what's algebra?
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. said:I'm not talking about CAREERS, dumbass. I'm talking about day-to-day life. If you are not using algebra to make decisions in life, you are not doing it right.

I see, you're just a fucking moron.
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. said:I use algebra all the time in just my day-to-day life. It's a pretty core skill. :shrug:



It is a major part of my job and I do not teach.
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. said:I'm not talking about CAREERS, dumbass. I'm talking about day-to-day life. If you are not using algebra to make decisions in life, you are not doing it right.

I see, you're just a fucking moron.
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Learn how to read, Connor.
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Wow. Didn't realize so many hs dropout losers post here. We'll have to fix that...
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. said:Wow. Didn't realize so many hs dropout losers post here. We'll have to fix that...


I guess some posters couldn't pass Algebra 1. :lol:
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What's next? Is reading and writing important? Everything can be communicated by images and cartoons anyway.

Like Burger King making its tills nothing but pictures so non-English speakers can use them
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Algebra is racist. Hopefully the new federal office of special treatment for black kids will do something about this.
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Shiny New Kid said:What's next? Is reading and writing important? Everything can be communicated by images and cartoons anyway.

Like Burger King making its tills nothing but pictures so non-English speakers can use them



Ib dis fo hear o ta go
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Shiny New Kid said:What's next? Is reading and writing important? Everything can be communicated by images and cartoons anyway.

Like Burger King making its tills nothing but pictures so non-English speakers can use them



It's amusing watching America slowly slide into the abyss.
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I hated Algebra, but use it everyday in my job.

Math challenged fuckers are fun to negotiate against. :lol:

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