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  • #61
    Originally posted by loinburger
    So considering that somebody can get an associate's degree in accounting without knowing factoring or the quadratic equation, it's probably a safe guess that the girl mentioned in this article was failing a ridiculously easy algebra exam.
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    • #62
      Originally posted by MikeH
      What kind of level is this algebra?

      I mean we started algebra in year 9.
      I had algebra 1 in 7th grade, but I was in the honors program for my high school. The general classes had Algebra 1 in 8th grade.
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      • #63
        heh here at college which is by an American Unversity... we had algebra that I did in ~6th/ 7th grade elementary school in Croatia (12-13yo) as a part of Business Accounting degree and some American students were struggling ... otherwise perfectly normal people
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        • #64
          Math is required for inner enlightment. Those who do not understand it, or its implications in both real life and the search for truth are worthless humans.

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          • #65
            Originally posted by Wycoff


            I had algebra 1 in 7th grade, but I was in the honors program for my high school. The general classes had Algebra 1 in 8th grade.
            Yeah, apparently I misremembered. Basic algebra comes in at year 7 (age 11)

            http://eduwight.iow.gov.uk/curriculum/core/maths/numeracy/keystage3/4ksstrat.asp


            Anyway for the exams that we can use as qualifications for jobs it wouldn't be a question of passing an "algebra" exam.

            I can't really find what's required there. For us to get GCSE C standard (Maths and English at C level is the minimum employers require for most jobs), in the exams taken at age 16 (year 11), you need to be able to solve quadratic equations by completing the square, factorising and using the quadratic equation including algebraic fractions, inequalities, simultaneous equations etc.

            For A-Level to get into a university course with math requirements you'd have go get into, calculus, differential equations and ****.
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            • #66
              For us, algebra started grade 7 (age 12)
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              • #67
                For us algebra started in 9th grade. But I took it in 8th.

                How much algebra have I done since? None. Waste of time.
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                • #68
                  I think algebra 1 was in 7th grade... maybe 8th. I liked basic algebra. Algebra II, however, was not my friend. Of course, part of that was the teacher.

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                  • #69
                    Originally posted by Arrian
                    I think algebra 1 was in 7th grade... maybe 8th. I liked basic algebra. Algebra II, however, was not my friend. Of course, part of that was the teacher.

                    -Arrian
                    It started in 7th grade for me. A teacher can make or break the subject. It would be hard to weed out the bad ones.
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                    • #70
                      btw, what do you people mean by algebra?
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                      • #71
                        If I'm correct, it's any math equation involving letters (and not just numbers).
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                        • #72
                          Originally posted by Az
                          btw, what do you people mean by algebra?
                          Its an Arabic word. Know the translation?
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                          "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
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                          • #73
                            I believe there's a prohibition against mixing letters and numbers in Leviticus. Algebra=Devil Math

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                            • #74
                              btw, what do you people mean by algebra?
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                              • #75
                                Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
                                Look, here's the basic problem: a certain percentage of the population is going to spend their working lives behind the register at WalMart, or sweeping up WalMart after the place closes, and afterward drinking, screwing, and watching tv. It's not a bad life, in the cosmic scheme of things, but it doesn't require much preparation.
                                I'd bet a number of those people who end up like that at some point regret it and wish they did more. Particularly in a country where life can be hard for poor people.

                                Maybe some of those people are fine with it. But at the time you complete 8th grade, you are not yet mature enough to understand the implications choosing a life of poverty, which as a non-high school graduate they would be destined for. Hell, I just graduated college recently and a number of my friends still don't seem mature enough to be making decisions for themselves. That's why it's important to keep them in the high school and keep trying to get them to learn. If they later want to decide it's all bull**** and that they want to work at Wal-Mart, they can do that at age 18.
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