if Algebra is so important and necessary, then the teachers should do a better job of teaching and preparing the students to learn algebra.
Teachers are paid to teach.
They are not paid to occupy a desk.
“if Algebra is so important and necessary, then the teachers should do a better job of teaching and preparing the students to learn algebra. Teachers are paid to teach. They are not paid to occupy a desk.”
All good and fine, except that the vast majority of public school teachers are liberal arts types that HATE MATH, which is why they’re trying to get rid of it.
In my short bout teaching after school classes, I have found that students are often the impediment to the learning process, closely followed by their parents.