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In reply to the discussion: California abandons algebra requirement for eighth-graders [View all]liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)44. thank you very much!
You sound like you have a very scientific mind. There are some very famous scientists who weren't very good at math. In fact a lot of the time a scientist who wasn't very good at math would confer with a scientist that was good at math to help prove his or her theory. This theory that you have to be good at algebra by the time you're in the 8th grade is a bunch of crap and I hope it gets proved wrong soon so we can stop subjecting our kids to this nonsense. The biggest problem we have right now is that kids aren't really allowed to learn, to ask questions like you did. They are expected to memorize a bunch of pre-recorded crap that some policy maker decided that the teachers should throw at them and to hell with the creativity that comes with asking questions. You don't have time question. You have to hurry up and get ready to pass this test or you won't graduate. It's sad what the kids and the world are missing out on. The world would be a more rich and wonderful place if kids were really allowed to break free from the boundaries we set on them.
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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