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Against Algebra

Por: The Atlantic Opinion October 06, 2022

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Students need more exposure to the way everyday things work and are made.Zak TebbalOctober 6, 2022, 7 AM ETOne of the most useless questions you can ask a kid is, What do you want to be when you grow up? The more useful question is: What are you good at? But schools aren’t giving kids enough of a chance to find out.As a professor of animal science, I have ample opportunity to observe how young people emerge from our education system into... + full article



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