Saturday, July 05, 2008

Would name change help algebra students?

Would name change help algebra students?
"But would Algebra 2 be as difficult if it were called something else?

State Sen. Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland, recently told a gathering of Kent County school board members that he believes more students would pass the upper-level math course if it were called something less scary.

His theory is that students have convinced themselves that algebra is too difficult and that they throw in the towel before giving it a chance."

gimme a break!
Serious bozo alert!
Defeat All Incumbents!

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