Should algebra be required to graduate from high school?
543941
Yes, i learned basic algebra in junior high.\nI see no reason why a high school senior would be incapable of learning it.
827639
Most high schoolers aren't getting elementary school arithmetic. You'll see that when you get to high school... It is a great thing that kids in grade school are having the standards raised. The only people who have a strong opposition to it at all are the kids like yourself who can't or don't understand why educational values are making a comeback after all this time, and you guys end up with harder work than you're used to. When you grow up, you'll understand why they did it to ya, and you'll be grateful.
491300
Yes there should be maths in school coz our lives is based on calculations\n\nEspecially MONEY !!!\n\n$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
225316
I honestly do not think so. if they did then I think that they would make it a little bit easier. the average student really does not do very well on it. I failed the math section when I took it 6 years ago. I think that it is bs that at least in our school district, you have to pass all aspects of the wasl in order to graduate. and I do not think that it is right that the teachers have to teach outside of their curriculum just to give the students the information that they need to pass it. I know of several teachers who say " forget everything that you have been taught, and do it this way just for this year" and then expect the kids to do just that and then bounce back to what they had learned previous years afterwards. IT'S WRONG!!!!!!
338103
I would be very surprised if you could do that. Algebra I, algebra II, geometry, and trigonometry classes are available separately because they are very different from each other. They also get harder as you go up to the next level.
10912
The idea behind this is that understanding what they are doing is more important than taking up time performing routine arithmetic.  \n\nI think that's fine when you hit more advanced math classes in high school.  If you are learning algebra your time is better spent concentrating on the algebra rather than doing mundane calculations you've already mastered in years past. If I have to take time to factor 1334025 by hand to find that its square root is 1155, that's going to be a huge distraction when I'm trying to solve an equation.\n\nOn the other hand, calculator use is, in my opinion, introduced way too early these days, when a lot of kids do not have strong calculation skills of their own.
479897
Algebra is really very easy. Don’t get scared. You can teach yourself algebra\nAnd never tell yourself that you “are bad at math”. This nonsense, so many kids are afraid of math, or hate it, or think it is boring, simply because they never had a good teacher! Otherwise highschool math is really easy, simple! I have tutored a, supposedly ‘mathematically challenged” 7-grader, and after one year, she knew the whole highschool curriculum and passed GED math sample test!
813191
algebra is practically easy...i myself am in algebra one, and im in 7th grade, if you have the math book for it, inside is a URL for an internet site that you can go to for extra help on the concepts and skills, and it won't just give you the answers, it will work out the problem with you, to let you know what to improve on.
500235
Math skills help develop one's analytical abilities. Some people are gifted in math and it is easy for them. Others have difficulty with math. If you did well in grade school with math, then you will do well in higher education. Statistics should be a math course that you should consider.
864906
A lot of jobs these days require that you have a high school diploma. Some do, some don't. But if you want a high paying job, get your grade 12.....plus any college (if you can afford it). So if you want to have a succesfull career, finish your school.
1091276
That would be appropriate for high school, but ask someone to make sure.
1007537
A language teacher needs to know a lot about grammar.  An algebra teacher just needs to be able to use Standard American English.
168964
I think that parenting classes should be mandatory in high school. With the teenage pregnancy rates getting higher the schools should make this class required. If not to help discourage teenage pregnancy to at least prepare them for what is to come. My high school offered a parenting class, which I took, but it wasn't mandatory.
165029
And I assume that you know that after college you will never ever again use that worthless knowledge.  What scientist is going to be doing long hand algebra when they have a computer?  Ask your teacher who uses it on a daily basis and what percentage of the population that is.  Would you even want to as a job choice?  It's really a shame that schools require such nonsense.
808051
hell no. for highschool theres the a-g requirements(to get into college) and the graduation requirements(to grduate). all requiring dedication. fails are not accepted, and therefore you have to take it over. do not take it lightly.
672849
most schools will require you to take calculus as a prerequisite, but really all you need to have mastered is algebra.
687554
Teach High School Math