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In reply to the discussion: California abandons algebra requirement for eighth-graders [View all]liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)31. what is wrong with treating people like individuals?
To say that all students including special education students should be capable of learning algebra I at eight grade is to assume that every human develops the exact same way at the exact same time. That is just completely wrong. Students should have choices. We're not robots. We're human, we are individuals, and we are not all exactly the same.
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No, we are not. We are preventing more students to be tracked into special ed when they don't need
duffyduff
Feb 2013
#70
What on earth are they thinking??? Do they not want CA HS graduates to get into good universities??
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#2
did you not notice the part about Common Core, the new national standards developed by Bill Gates
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#25
" Do they not want CA HS graduates to get into good universities??" That's The True Reason
Yavin4
Feb 2013
#59
You aren't very old. How many students couldn't master the material? How many
duffyduff
Feb 2013
#71
Heck, the number of DU posters lacking in critical thinking and logic skills makes me sad sometimes.
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#62
How did she make it through the CA school system without taking Algebra?
Starry Messenger
Feb 2013
#82
Not true in most states. Algebra is ABSOLUTELY inappropriate for most middle school students.
duffyduff
Feb 2013
#69
Exactly. People who think this change is bad don't understand education or child development.
duffyduff
Feb 2013
#67
Talk to Bill Gates about it, because he's the main force behind THE NEW NATIONAL STANDARDS,
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#27
Yeah, apparently they don't teach statistics and correlation v causation in HS either ;) n/t
X_Digger
Feb 2013
#53
Nothing to do with what states are doing individually. If they adopted common core (& 45
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#29
Just curious, at what grade do they start separating the "gifted" from the others where you are?
hughee99
Feb 2013
#85
Bad, bad decision. Elementary algebra provides students a gentle introduction to abstract thought.
entanglement
Feb 2013
#33
you don't seem to get it. you seem to think this is california's individual choice. no, it's not.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#38
It's clear to me know why Obama has been able to get away with his stance on education
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#45
When the US is on track for #1 for "Idiocracy," why should CA get in the say. Go USA !!!
RKP5637
Feb 2013
#52
The owners don't a population capable of critical thinking. They want obedient workers.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#56
I loved Trig, thought it was fun. But being proficient at it falls into George's category
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#88