Should Math Be Taught In School

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One aspect thought I had about teaching that I thought I knew about was how math is taught school. While I was in school, I only took the required amount of math that I needed. One of the best parts of my school system was that they incorporated accelerated math. I was able to go at my own pace, and retake quizzes that I needed to. It dawned on me rather quickly, that the system might work for everyone. Since the student was able to learn math objectives on their own, they had to be responsible for reaching their required level by the due date. I also became skeptical on how effective the program really is. There was no way to confirm that because official test are not conducted, and a student could redo their objective if the desire grade

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