By: LInn
Let’s start with the lack of basic math skills to even do pre-algebra! I’ve worked with middle school kids in tutoring programs who can’t solve a simple equation for x because they don’t know how to...
View ArticleBy: Robert Akscyn
As a person whose career has been saturated with math (engineer, computer scientist, entrepreneur) I am very sympathetic to the author’s intentions. But I found the argument to be somewhat illogical,...
View ArticleBy: Bob Capriles
In reply to LInn. And then struggling middle school students come to high school and are ill-prepared for the current Algebra 1 and Geometry graduation requirements. I’ve worked for years with students...
View ArticleBy: Michael Chan
It is not just that a big percentage of American high school graduates are ignorant with Calculus; many of them cannot understand basic Algebra, Geometry and even Arithmetic. The teaching of Math in...
View ArticleBy: el
I would both like to see an obligation for all students to complete 4 years of math courses as well as better support for not-calculus. Statistics is important math, probably more useful than calculus,...
View ArticleBy: Dr. Bill Conrad
We focus on the wrong end. Students, especially students of color, are unable to participate in advanced math courses because they cannot even do basic arithmetic. Adjusting schedules is akin to...
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