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Algebra As A Gateway Subject

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the next-thing-you-know-it's-diff-eq dept.

Spock the Baptist writes: "The Washington Post started a two article series Sunday, and Monday August 18 and 19 2002. The articles deal with something that the math, engineering, and physics faculties at colleges, and universities have long known. Algebra is a 'gateway subject' for math, science, and technology, and secondary schools in general are not doing a good job teaching algebra."

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  1. Make It Harder by LPetrazickis · · Score: 0, Troll

    Algebra is boring because the students aren't being challenged. They should increase the pace so that they learn something new every day and force the idiots to repeat it until they get it right.:)

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