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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, what is this magical Algebra 1 that is only taught at Longellow? I'm curious what the content is that makes it unique. [/quote] They use a textbook from the 1980s that is out of print- that they have deemed the best one ever. They do the same with the Honors Geometry, using an out of date textbook from 1972.[/quote] How is that inherently "better" or more difficult? [/quote] The argument I have heard is this: current math textbooks are watered down so what used to be called Algebra is no longer the same thing as the current Algebra taught in schools. The same holds true for Geometry. No idea if this is true; it's simply the explanation I have heard.[/quote] Hogwash. That theory applies to elementary math, as a result of fuzzy math methods such as every day math, but Algebra, Geometry and higher are generally set in stone [/quote]
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