Re: Don't Call It "Algebra"; Call It Something Warm And Fuzzy

On Jul 5, 6:04=A0am, Rela...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Way Back Jack) wrote:
> COMMENT: Yeah, that's the ticket, call it "Yomomma," or "Slam Dunk."
> That should create interest in the dumbed-down set.
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> Would name change help algebra students?
> Posted by Dave Murray | The Grand Rapids Press July 03, 2008 11:09AM
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> As Shakespeare wrote, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
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> But would Algebra 2 be as difficult if it were called something else?
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> State Sen. Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland, recently told a gathering of Kent
> County school board members that he believes more students would pass
> the upper-level math course if it were called something less scary.
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> His theory is that students have convinced themselves that algebra is
> too difficult and that they throw in the towel before giving it a
> chance.
>
> http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/07/would_name_change_help_algebra....
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Thats about the most rediculous thing that i have ever heard.I do not
see how calling algebra,algebra could posibly scare anybody at all.I
guess then calling english and history is scaring students also. LOL