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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] OK, so it's 5% of the workforce. What percentage of our students should we be preparing for that group of jobs?[/quote] It's not just percent of workforce -- a higher percentage of BETTER PAYING jobs are STEM jobs. (Before you ask for data, someone already posted a link to the BLS stats, back on page 1 or 2 of this thread.) You're right, most kids won't go into STEM fields -- but if they don't take Algebra, you're [b]guaranteeing[/b] they won't. Why shut the door to those jobs -- those better paying jobs -- before they're even out of high school? Why NOT require Algebra? Where is the advantage in abolishing that requirement? [/quote]
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