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In reply to the discussion: California abandons algebra requirement for eighth-graders [View all]madrchsod
(58,162 posts)77. i did`t have algebra in 8th grade.
i graduated from 8th grade in 1961. i tried algebra in high school and community college and never passed the course. my brain ain`t wired for math....!
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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