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[quote=Anonymous]Also, if anyone is filling out the form, some ideas:

--Allow prob/stats to be taken without the algebra 2 prereq.  What little algebra 2 curriculum concepts are required for stats can be taught in < 1 week.  Many kids would see far more success in probability than they do in algebraic functions.

--Include less imaginary numbers work in algebra 2.  The idea of imaginary solutions is still super abstract for many kids, has no use unless they end up taking much higher level math, and distracts from the actual concepts that are meaningful in algebra 2 (function notation).  "No real solutions" should be sufficient, vs. simplifying radicals with imaginary values.

--TBH, the whole algebra 2 curriculum should be scrapped and redrawn.  It's 2 concepts repeated ad nauseum all year.  1) Graph functions transformationally
2) Find the solutions to f(x)=0 in various forms
It needs to be rewritten to include basic trig, so that the jump from algebra 2 to precalc isn't so rough and more in depth stats for those who choose prob/stats or AP stats.

--Part of the high school SOLs should be non calculator if you actually want to test math skills.  Desmos is great, but it is only great if you understand what you are doing--otherwise it's just kids typing the problem into the computer and hoping they see something where graphs cross at one of the answer choices, or the wacky function on the screen matches the one on their paper.

--IB math should be trashed (okay, that's a pipe dream, lol)[/quote]

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