Bad Bargain: Why We Still Ask Kids To Factor Polynomials And How We Fix It
Okay, we cut a bad deal 20 years ago and it’s time to fix it. Kids are still factoring polynomials and that’s just dumb. Requiring every student to pass a course on regurgitated symbol manipulation (Algebra 2) is torturous for many students and why some dropout. It’s an inequitable barrier to …
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