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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Making calculus a graduation requirement and not guaranteeing a high school diploma would fix a ton of our issues [/quote] How ridiculous. Unless one is going into a STEM field, calculus is completely unnecessary - and useless.[/quote] Not only that, but calculus is taken at much higher rates now than 20 years ago, yet according to OP, US education is in decline in that time. Meanwhile, colleges are reporting that many students are arriving on campus with an unwillingness to read long, complex texts and an inability to write at a college level. Whatever is ailing the US education system, it cannot be fixed with universal calculus.[/quote] Why tell half the story? Both students can’t read and their stem skills are bad. More people taking calculus doesn’t mean they’re any good at it. We do have attrition issues in stem programs.[/quote]
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