+ - Is Algebra Necessary? -- New York Times
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Capt.Albatross writes "Andrew Hacker, a professor of Political Science at the City University of New York and author of 'Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids — and What We Can Do About It', attempts to answer this question in the negative in today's New York Times Sunday Review [registration may be required].
His primary claim is that mathematics requirements are prematurely and unreasonably limiting the level of education available to otherwise capable students ."
His primary claim is that mathematics requirements are prematurely and unreasonably limiting the level of education available to otherwise capable students ."
Is Algebra Necessary? -- New York Times More Login
Is Algebra Necessary? -- New York Times