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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious:  Do VA, MD and DC public schools require Algebra II as the minimum for HS graduation?  If that’s the case, it’s too much.  California requires Algebra I as the minimum for HS graduation, but that requirement is under review by the state education officials. That requirement was imposed decades ago and reflects institutional racism. [b] They are thinking about getting rid of that requirement[/b].  In some respects they have a point:  why require algebra I when your career goal is to be a hair stylist?  Arithmetic should be required for HS graduation though. [/quote]
very bad idea.

I grew up in CA, went to (not great) public school in LAUSD.

[b]Algebra should be the absolute minimum[/b].  Algebraic equations are used in every day life.  I remember a cashier not being able to calculate the cost of something that was based on the price per some unit of measurement.  It was a simple algebraic problem, and the cashier really struggled.  Or, in another situation when the cashier couldn't figure out how to count the change without a calculator.

I am so glad we left CA public schools.[/quote]

Geometry should be the absolute minimum.  I think sequences vary, but isn't Geometry taught between the two Algebras?[/quote]

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