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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 29, 20182 min read
Rethinking high school math
Math literacy — using numbers to understand real-world problems — should be the goal of high school math classes, concludes a report from...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 10, 20182 min read
The revolt against algebra
Algebra 2 is the gatekeeper to college, writes Pamela Burdman, of Just Equations on EdSource Today. Many students never make it past. “A...
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 8, 20181 min read
Computer science instead of Algebra II?
Ohio students will be able to take advanced computer science instead of Algebra II under a new law, reports Leo Versel in Education Week....
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 26, 20173 min read
Here We Go Again With Algebra
As a math teacher I’m often presented with what, if you think about it, is blatant rudeness: Other: What do you do? Me: I’m a math...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 23, 20172 min read
Arithmetic to algebra in a semester
Remedial math is the Bermuda triangle of community colleges. Many enter. Few go on to pass a college-level math class. City University of...
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