(July 23, 2014 at 2:43 pm)Bibliofagus Wrote: Watched the video. And I kinda agree with the conclusions.
That's okay. I kind of do too. I mean lots of teachers enjoy the subject they teach but they don't all get the opportunity to inflict it on everyone whether they want it or not. While a certain level of being able to use math appropriately is important for everyone, that probably gets covered by the end of elementary school.
Of course, and especially here in the states, the argument against letting kids opt out is that the kids with the least support and wherewithal at home would be the ones opting out. So we'd basically be serving to maintain the status quo and doing nothing to give anyone a leg up.
There is plenty to say about why someone might like higher math, but that's true about lots of subjects. Well, I'm close to retirement and frankly won't miss answering the question of when are we ever going to need this.
