>>The study also shows teachers’ judgment could be affected by a ferocious academic debate over whether algebra should even be taught in middle schools.
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The dumbing down of America in favor of Political Correctness is complete. That is why India and China are eating our lunch, brunch and dinner.
X=(3-1) = X=2 no matter if you are white, black, green, red or polka-dotted. Algebra and the other true sciences are supposed to be color-blind.
This entire article says that people of colour are too stupid to learn the maths.
Short story. When my youngest daughter was in 8th grade, she took Algebra. This was a Catholic school. She went on to take Honors courses in Math throughout HS (also Catholic). However, one of her classmates went to a public HS. When they were placing her in classes, they put her in an Algebra course. She told them that she had already taken an Algebra course. The response from the "educator" was: "The 8th grade mind cannot comprehend Algebra." So, the poor kid had to take it over again.