Out of touch, they say.
Not useful, they say.
Hurt my GPA, they say.
I function quite well without any Algebra 2, thankyouverymuch, they say.
This blog includes posts that are my musings as I consider their indignation stemming from their wasted their time taking Algebra 2 in high school.
(Editorial note: "they" is purposely left without a referent.)
Legislation has been introduced to eliminate Algebra 2 as a graduation requirement in some states (Michigan in this source, but Florida and California have also fallen in-step with the idea). https://www.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/legislation-proposed-to-drop-algebra-as-graduation-requirement/article_5b786758-5ac5-5fc2-b068-28e8935eaa77.html
A thoughtful commentary on the issue was published in blog form in March 2019 http://rtalbert.org/what-to-do-about-algebra-2/. Some of these topics in his blog will be addressed in this blog. Read on! Additional posts forthcoming.
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