Saturday, September 27, 2008

Study: Students in advanced math classes do worse

Study: Students in advanced math classes do worse
"Once unavailable to many minority and poor children, algebra is becoming widely accepted as a must-have for eighth-graders.

Algebra is considered a “gateway” course for higher learning. Students who take it that year are on track for calculus as seniors. President Bill Clinton made eighth-grade algebra a priority, and an influential 1995 book labeled algebra “The New Civil Right.”"

Why is algebra necessary simply to graduate?
What about reedin', ritin' and addin'?

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