Wednesday, April 23, 2008 | 2:02 a.m.
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Your publication pointing out the failure of students here at passing a math test brought this reader hardly any concern at all. I could never pass algebra, and it’s never hurt anything, other than trying to pass an eighth grade math test.
I just visited the 99 Cent Store this morning and spent a whopping 99 cents for a calculator that does all the math necessary for daily living.
I think what they forgot along with the three R’s (reading, writing, ’rithmetic) was the fourth R, which should be instituted in any educational system — relevancy. Sure, you need to know math to balance a checkbook, but what if our children were allowed to study that which they enjoy and is actually needed for future problem solving?
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