Reply #535: I took Algebra I and II back in high school. I barely passed. My brain [View All]

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isn't wired to set up or solve algebraic equations and, frankly, I've never needed to in my career as an English teacher.

Public school teachers in California are required to pass a test called CBEST, which has a math component. I received the minimum math score required to pass. (I aced the reading and writing portions.) Not something I'm proud of or ashamed of. I simply do not have an aptitude for it.

All that said, I don't think it's asking too much for high school students to pass a basic Algebra course. There are real-life applications in many fields.