[wintertime]

I believe calculus should be on the books for high school students
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One way to get smarter government teachers would be to require Calculus. Everyone of them should be required to take Calculus I , in the **same** classes and side by side, with engineering, math, and hard science students.

If every government teacher in this nation were required to take the GED for high school drop outs how many would fail? How many would fail the math portion of the exam? How many can add, subtract, and multiply fractions? How many know the long division algorithm? Gee! I'd even give them the entire summer to study for the exam.

[ladyL]

In my Alma mater SIU Carbondale back in the 60’s you didn't have to know much, except how to weave baskets to get an Education degree. Student taught with a girl who I had to proof read her assignments before she put them on the blackboard. She couldn't spell and I bet she is a retired teacher today and probably still can't spell.