The problem with this approach is not that algebra now may need to be taught in grade 8, but that
the kind of algebra tested remains predominantly the memorization of rules and procedures and very limited applications.
Not exact matches
That's
kind of like saying I learned my multiplication tables in grade school and accept the truth that 2 +2 = 4, but that
Algebra stuff those satanic liberals and all those math guys the world over are trying to shove down my throat are lies meant to deceive us and lead us into hell.
It
kind of requires a bit
of algebra (sorry).
In high school, American students encounter a
kind of wormhole connecting geometry and
algebra: Geometric objects like circles and ellipses are linked to algebraic equations like y2 = x3 — x + 1.
Students across the country struggled with advanced
algebra on a first -
of - its -
kind test in that subject, according to a report to be released this week by Achieve, the nonprofit Washington organization that helped coordinate the exam.
Improving student comprehension in the vocabulary
of algebra is important, but finding the time for this
kind of is always challenging.
Instead
of a grade in
algebra or geometry, the mastery transcript would indicate whether a student can understand and use various
kinds of concepts.»
You can't take it for granted that our current worldview isn't just a projective view
of a reality in higher dimensions, that our current formulation
of physics is based on the right
kinds of numbers, the right group, the right
algebra, the right geometry.