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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Should every single kid be required to take algebra to graduate from high school?  No.  Should any college - anywhere - accept a kid who has not taken algebra?  no.  I don't care if you intend to be a poetry major, in order to matriculate into college you shodul have taken, and passed, the first step, and fundamental buildign block, of higher math.  Even if you don't use it in your field (and more people use it than they think - as a PP said, life is not divided into simple x and y equations, it's more subtle than that), algebra teaches logical reasoning and basic problem solving, and makes a more well-rounded student.

It astonishes me that so many people want to turn high school/college into the equivalent of vocational training.  "Oh, you want to be an english major?  No need for math!" Yeah, 16 yos never change their minds, and it's not at all important for them to exercise different portions of their brains.  [/quote]

PP: The issue being debated in education is not whether kids take algebra 1: it's about Algebra 2.  And it's not about not requiring math, it's about which math.  This is not a math/no math issue. [/quote]

True.  So, in a world where the US is slipping in math and science proficiency and other countries are zooming ahead of ours, the question should be reframed: not whether Algebra 2 is too much, but whether it's too little? Maybe we need to go much, much further. If you believe that education is linked to prosperity, then more is needed, not less. Mediocrity won't help our country or its citizens; it'll drown us.[/quote]

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