[DannyTN]

I could see not requiring calculus, but I algebra is so useful, I can’t see giving anyone a college diploma if they can’ pass algebra.

[cotton]

A I attended Mount San Antonio Junior College in Walnut Calif. for 18 months, I could have paid the fee for the A.A. degree, or gone off to a 4 year college, but joined the army instead. Latter got B.A., M.S., and doctorate. Others in my class went to senior college latter in life with out paying graduation fees to the Jr. College. Thus, this story does not prove the community colleges fail. I took algebra, trig, and calculate in high school and was not required to take algebra again at Mount Sac. Of course being able to understand English may have helped.

[boop]

For me, 1 year of calculus was required (pre-med requisite) for entrance to medical school.

And calculus I was a breeze.

You might ask, WHY would a doctor *need* to know calculus?

No, I don't use it every day, but I DO need to understand the *concepts* of calculus, how a drug is metabolized, what it means for interpreting medical studies, what does area under the curve, or a p-value mean, etc.

I can honestly say I use algebra all the time.

To figure out and calculate a pediatric dosage of a medication as an example.

Why is teaching algebra necessary?

Because it helps a student to THINK and REASON.

Why it should be a racial issue is beyond me.