(Un)Intended Consequences of CommonCore... [Reading MA] has adopted a new sequence that leaves more than 80 percent of eighth-graders w/OUT a direct path to a high school calculus course. Only 18% will be enrolled in algebra 1, compared with 60% to 65% in previous years. [Parents] have expressed concern that the school system’s departure from the traditional math sequence, which required a majority of students to take algebra 1 in eighth grade, may leave little room for a high school calculus class, a requirement at many colleges for acceptance into a science or engineering undergraduate program.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 07:19:09 +0000
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