Monday, July 30, 2012

Abandoning Algebra Is Not the Answer | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network

Abandoning Algebra Is Not the Answer | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network:

 "In an opinion piece for the New York Times on Sunday, political science professor Andrew Hacker asks, “Is Algebra Necessary?” and answers, “No.” It’s not just algebra: geometry and calculus are on the chopping block, too. It’s not that he doesn’t think math is important; he wants the traditional sequence to be replaced by a general “quantitative skills” class, and perhaps some statistics."

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