Public School Education System Thread

[Speaker to Animals]

I really do believe the left is starting to drag our civilization into a new dark age. You can see evidence of it all the time.

[Alexander PhiAlipson]

Well think about it. How would you use that information unless you went to college? The high school degree labor market has no use for algebraic formulas. Besides, you have to retake it in college anyway.

Teach the basics, like X = Y/2 and slopes, and spend more time on science.

Math is the alphabet, the spelling, syntax, and sentence structure of science.

[apeman]

I keep hearing how brilliant and well educated my generation is, but apparently we need to get rid of algebra because it's too hard.

Something fishy here

[SuburbanFarmer]

Read the article - dean is scared he's going to loose funding for piss poor graduation rate....so his answer is to change the requirements by decrying math is racist....what a scam....

Agree that this particular case is bullshit, and there is nothing rassiss about math. It just brought up a thought that I've had since high school.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Well think about it. How would you use that information unless you went to college? The high school degree labor market has no use for algebraic formulas. Besides, you have to retake it in college anyway.

Teach the basics, like X = Y/2 and slopes, and spend more time on science.

Electricians, pipe fitters, simple finance (including personal finance, e.g., PMI)......I'll chalk your comment up to the anesthetics.....

All of which require going to a trade school.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Well think about it. How would you use that information unless you went to college? The high school degree labor market has no use for algebraic formulas. Besides, you have to retake it in college anyway.

Teach the basics, like X = Y/2 and slopes, and spend more time on science.

You never built anything in your life, have you.

If you're using anything other than simple geometry to build something, then you've already fucked up (or you're an engineer).

[Ph64]

I had to do a double-take on that article... here I was thinking this was like a college acceptance thing, and seriously I thought algebra was a requirement for fucking HS graduation - like it was back in my day. But they're talking *college* graduation without algebra?!?

All I can say is holy fuck, education in this country is screwed if we've fallen this far.

"Dis maff stuff, it being way to hard yo." - Sorry, I'm not sure you should be even visiting a college campus, much less attending one.

[SuburbanFarmer]

I had to do a double-take on that article... here I was thinking this was like a college acceptance thing, and seriously I thought algebra was a requirement for fucking HS graduation - like it was back in my day. But they're talking *college* graduation without algebra?!?

All I can say is holy fuck, education in this country is screwed if we've fallen this far.

Oh I fucked up. I thought this was about high school too. Yeah fire that guy.

[Speaker to Animals]

Well think about it. How would you use that information unless you went to college? The high school degree labor market has no use for algebraic formulas. Besides, you have to retake it in college anyway.

Teach the basics, like X = Y/2 and slopes, and spend more time on science.

You never built anything in your life, have you.

If you're using anything other than simple geometry to build something, then you've already fucked up (or you're an engineer).

Build a roof.

[Speaker to Animals]

Or rebuild an engine.