FWIW, I wrote a Letter to the Editor of the NCTM. I stated that Math Class is SUPPOSED to be tough and we should be praising Barbie for saying Math Class is Tough. What's she supposed to say "choosing the right eye shadow is tough?" Believe it or not, the journal didn't want to print the letter. Connections to the editorial board had to encourage them. Thus, my letter defending Barbie taking a tough math class was printed.
You can't make this stuff up. It was one of my finest funny moments!
The intelligence required to pass basic Algebra isn’t that great. What it really requires is time; the student must take the time to learn the equations, and take the time to do the work to solve them.
Anyone who cannot master the simple task skills required to do Algebra deserves neither a college degree nor a good paying job.
Actually, Barbie knows algebra. Too bad the fools running this supposed college do not.
