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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents need to be good at Maths and teach their kids themselves.[/quote]

I can get my kids through Algebra I and part of Geometry and Statistics.  I should not have to learn Calculus to teach my kid.  I'm a liberal arts major and last took calc in 1995.  I certainly hope someone who teaches for a living could do better than I could.[/quote]

I think this is exactly the point the VDOE is making. Very, very few people need calculus in their lives.[/quote]

So, because [b]I[/b] don't need/use calculus, we can just drop it for everyone?  That's ridiculous.  I graduated from HS in 1992, and I took typing on an actual typewriter as a junior.  Jobs now require stronger skills in technology, and technology is built using higher-level math, statistics, and programming logic.  It's not that everyone needs it, but it's far more important than it was in the 90s.

I also think it's absurd to call this "pathway[b]s[/b]" when really there is ONE path with zero choice until junior year.[/quote]

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