Algebra? That was always the very easiest of the math disciplines. We did algebra in 6th grade. How does a college student fail algebra?
Wow. 6th grade is early.
How far did the students progress by the end of K-12?
Me and algebra never mixed.
The only F I ever made in k 12. My arthritic epileptic chicken handwriting didn’t help.
I was thinking the same. If we understood algebra as 13 year olds, how is it that 18 year olds don’t? We are so lost as a society.
“We did algebra in 6th grade. How does a college student fail algebra?”
Really. How stupid ARE today’s students? In order to get a NYS Regents Diploma in the ‘60s we had to pass three years of math — Algebra, Geometry, and Trig. No way around that.
Pre-algebra 7th grade, Algebra 8th grade. Mid ‘80’s. What the hell happened to this country?
Algebra and a pocket knife are essential for life.