I 100% agree with the idea that students dislike mathematics and other challenging classes because they require hard work and deep thinking. Students look for the easiest way to get through school. I hear complaints daily, and I definitely agree that they originate from the fact that the classes are hard and maintain discipline in them. “But most worthwhile things in life are going to require some effort.” There cannot be anymore truth than what is said in that one line. I like how the article explains that not everyone is going to use all of the skills learned in algebra, but it emphasizes the idea of understanding deeper and expanding one’s knowledge, which algebra lays a foundation for. This is the main point: “To lay the foundation for bigger and better things to come, and to open up new opportunities for future pleasures and successes.” I like math, although sometimes I become frustrated with it. I constantly hear the questions that are presented in the article, and they become quite annoying. I think that for students who do not appreciate their classes, not only math, but other challenging ones, this article is an eye-opener.
I really liked this article because it didn't just state a bunch of one sided facts and opinions about how algebra is essential for your future no matter what and you will use everything you learn in that class, but instead focused more on the overall hard work values that difficult classes, such as algebra, takes and the basic skills that a student will take from the class. Taking challenging classes will be extremely beneficial to any student. Even though you may not use everything you learn , you are still expanding your mind and learning new things. I liked the analogy it said about how you don't learn the alphabet as a child because you knew you would be reading Moby Dick when you are older. Why not challenge yourself and strive to be as great as you can possibly be? I would agree with Gabby in the sense that I don't understand how some people can just settle and be content with the minimum amount of effort to put in to pass.
I agree with both Cassidy and Gabby. It is not just the skills that students learn in the class algebraically, though there is a strong possibility many will use those in their future careers, but the general life skills they are developing. To be in a challenging class such as algebra, it takes hard work, dedication, and commitment. Many students don't want to take that path. As Gabby said, they want to "take the easy way out." I also like the fact that the article points out that many middle aged people are going back to school to get a higher education level. Therefore the statement "I won't need this" is invalid. Skills learned in classes such as algebra will create more opportunities for ones who take these courses than others which do not.
I agree with the article. Taking the hard classes isn't just about learning a mathematical skill that you may or may not learn in the future. It's about gaining important skills and traits that will be useful to you in the future. Math teaches you hard work and dedication that will help us succeed at our careers in the future. We learn that even if a problem is hard if you try to work through or think of another way to solve it you can be successful. There is more than one way to solve an issue which is important knowledge to anyone who wants to succeed.
I really enjoyed reading this article. It shows me how people really do need math after graduating. Just look at my mom for example. She helps me a lot with math, and I am forever grateful. I'm so lucky that she took math seriously. It shows me that I need to take it seriously to help my children in the future. I'm sorry, I'm off on a tangent. Haha, not sine or cosine though. So, my mom lost her academic meet today and she is very sad. She lost to Hagerstown, a small town in central Indiana. But kudos to the kids at Hagerstown. Now back to the article. What I really got from this article is that algebra and other hard class are the building blocks for your life. You need this stuff. If you think it's dumb and you don't need it for the future, you're wrong. It's like the key to graduate high school, and graduating from high school and algebra once again will be the key to graduate college, and graduating college is the key to getting a job and having a great life. Like they said in the article, you may not use it after school, but you still need it. "Don't short-change your future by opting out now." I really like that quote they said at the end. It's 100% true. I really liked when Ryley said that gaining the important skills from mathematics or any difficult classes will give you important skills and traits that will be useful in your future. When it all comes down to it, if you want to be successful, you need to take the difficult classes.
"It might have been assumed, for instance, that Shaniqwa would be pregnant by the time she was fourteen, Jamal would be in prison, José would grow up to be a pool-boy, and Maria would be a maid." I would be genuinely insulted if I was a minority reading this article. I don't agree with the names the author choose to represent different groups of people.What about the white boy who wants to work at McDonalds or be a farmhand? I believe that females and minorities were not the only people subjected to the class tracking. "Did you ever notice that nobody asks why he "has" to take English Lit or phys-ed?" I strongly disagree with this statement. I asked myself everyday, why I had to be in gym class, why I had to be put in English Lit. I find that class tracking can be very beneficial to society. Some students are unable to understand concepts such as algebra. If these students want to pursue the career of their dreams, why not let them take classes that will push them toward their goals. Say a student wants to be a carpenter, let her take shop classes in the back hall. Chances are, she'll learn most of the concepts required for this career path through specialty classes such as woodworking. Phrases such as, "Maybe. Maybe not," and, "I have no idea," made me more aware of the faults in this argument. These quotes emphasized the uncertainty in the author's argument. Think, people for thousands of years have been able to survive and live on trades that require minimal knowledge of advanced topics. I'd say, encourage a person to take advanced classes, but give that person the freedom to choose his or her class track and thus career path. If the result of this choice ends up being undesirable, then the person is at fault for the effect of his or her decisions.
I strongly agree with this artical. Unlike most students I really enjoy math. Most students don't like math because it challenges them. But what they don't understand is that there will be a lot of things in life that will challenge them a lot more that algebra will. Students do look for the easy way out of doing things. Taking difficult classes is about learning skills that you can use all throughout your life and working career. I also agree with Gabby and Cassidy. I don't see how people can settle with doing the bare minimum to get by and graduate. Especially when they are capable of doing so much more. You need to challenege yourself in order to gain the important knowledge that is needed in life.
I agree with all the points that this article said. People always complain that they will never need math in their lives and they will never use math outside of school, but really people use math all the time every day. Taking a hard algebra class isn't just about learning the math, it is also about all the skills that you develop along the way. You have to be determined and work very hard in order to understand the class. It's very important you learn these skills in school because in the real world you'll use them everyday. Math makes you work hard and solve problems and you will have to do all the time in the real world, you have to use different techniques to find the solution.
I agree with what this article says. I thought it was interesting how students used I e locked into certain roles and even as they age and change they were still supposed to stay in those certain guidelines specifically designed for them. I think it is good that kids take math even if they don't think they are goi to use it because you never know if you're going to want to change your major in college. It is good for the students to take these classes even if they dot like them because they will most likely use them in the future.
I totally agree with Gabby that students do dislike math and other difficult classes because it requires hard work and dedication to the class. Kids are lazy and want to do the least work possible to get by. People will always complain that they will never use math and other subjects in their life, but most likely they will use things they learn in school in their day to day lives. Like Rebeka I like math and do feel like the skills that I learn from taking hard math classes will help me immensely for my future career. I also don't understand why kids wouldn't take difficult classes because these classes will help you prepare for your future and will help kids create good work ethics.
I agree with the article on the point that mathematics and sciences are viewed as unwanted courses. I believe this is due to the reason that they require much more dedication and effort than other courses, just like Morgan and Gabby said. Algebra is literally the building block of every math courses later in a student's career. If it wasn't for the information taught in that class, students would be unprepared. I think algebra not only teaches fundamental mathematical ideas, but is forces you to view life on a whole new scale. It is amazing how closely our lives are tied to math. It teaches people how to apply their knowledge to real life situations. I have to disagree with Elle about the choice for someone to not take algebra or other math courses. Even if a person knows what job they are going to have after high school and they think that they will never apply algebra to their job, they are mistaken. I can't tell you how much I have realized in my life that involves algebra. So maybe you might not be doing trig functions as your career, but no matter that, you will be around math. Math is everywhere and everyone should learn the fundamental ideas of algebra to better understand their world.
I agree with my classmates that say that most students don't like math because of the critical thinking and hard work that is involved, and at times I will admit I am one of those people. In the long run I think that math is beneficial and it is obvious that nearly every career I will go into is going to involve some type of it. Like Kendell said, algebra is the building block to the classes that come after it, and even it is just the basic knowledge of the subject, it will continue to be apart of everyone's lives.
I agree with what everyone has said, math is not liked by most students because it can be very hard and very challenging. I am one of those people, I would much rather have math just be easy and come naturally to me, but its not, I have to study a lot to do good in the class. Math is very important in life and whether you like it or not you have to use it everyday. I think it would be very hard to be successful in life without understanding at least the basics of math. Like I said you use it everyday in life. I also think taking math classes are important because its not just the math skills you learn but the hard work and determination you develop by taking the classes.
I 100% agree with the idea that students dislike mathematics and other challenging classes because they require hard work and deep thinking. Students look for the easiest way to get through school. I hear complaints daily, and I definitely agree that they originate from the fact that the classes are hard and maintain discipline in them. “But most worthwhile things in life are going to require some effort.” There cannot be anymore truth than what is said in that one line. I like how the article explains that not everyone is going to use all of the skills learned in algebra, but it emphasizes the idea of understanding deeper and expanding one’s knowledge, which algebra lays a foundation for. This is the main point: “To lay the foundation for bigger and better things to come, and to open up new opportunities for future pleasures and successes.” I like math, although sometimes I become frustrated with it. I constantly hear the questions that are presented in the article, and they become quite annoying. I think that for students who do not appreciate their classes, not only math, but other challenging ones, this article is an eye-opener.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this article because it didn't just state a bunch of one sided facts and opinions about how algebra is essential for your future no matter what and you will use everything you learn in that class, but instead focused more on the overall hard work values that difficult classes, such as algebra, takes and the basic skills that a student will take from the class. Taking challenging classes will be extremely beneficial to any student. Even though you may not use everything you learn , you are still expanding your mind and learning new things. I liked the analogy it said about how you don't learn the alphabet as a child because you knew you would be reading Moby Dick when you are older. Why not challenge yourself and strive to be as great as you can possibly be? I would agree with Gabby in the sense that I don't understand how some people can just settle and be content with the minimum amount of effort to put in to pass.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both Cassidy and Gabby. It is not just the skills that students learn in the class algebraically, though there is a strong possibility many will use those in their future careers, but the general life skills they are developing. To be in a challenging class such as algebra, it takes hard work, dedication, and commitment. Many students don't want to take that path. As Gabby said, they want to "take the easy way out." I also like the fact that the article points out that many middle aged people are going back to school to get a higher education level. Therefore the statement "I won't need this" is invalid. Skills learned in classes such as algebra will create more opportunities for ones who take these courses than others which do not.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the article. Taking the hard classes isn't just about learning a mathematical skill that you may or may not learn in the future. It's about gaining important skills and traits that will be useful to you in the future. Math teaches you hard work and dedication that will help us succeed at our careers in the future. We learn that even if a problem is hard if you try to work through or think of another way to solve it you can be successful. There is more than one way to solve an issue which is important knowledge to anyone who wants to succeed.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this article. It shows me how people really do need math after graduating. Just look at my mom for example. She helps me a lot with math, and I am forever grateful. I'm so lucky that she took math seriously. It shows me that I need to take it seriously to help my children in the future. I'm sorry, I'm off on a tangent. Haha, not sine or cosine though. So, my mom lost her academic meet today and she is very sad. She lost to Hagerstown, a small town in central Indiana. But kudos to the kids at Hagerstown. Now back to the article. What I really got from this article is that algebra and other hard class are the building blocks for your life. You need this stuff. If you think it's dumb and you don't need it for the future, you're wrong. It's like the key to graduate high school, and graduating from high school and algebra once again will be the key to graduate college, and graduating college is the key to getting a job and having a great life. Like they said in the article, you may not use it after school, but you still need it. "Don't short-change your future by opting out now." I really like that quote they said at the end. It's 100% true. I really liked when Ryley said that gaining the important skills from mathematics or any difficult classes will give you important skills and traits that will be useful in your future. When it all comes down to it, if you want to be successful, you need to take the difficult classes.
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ReplyDelete"It might have been assumed, for instance, that Shaniqwa would be pregnant by the time she was fourteen, Jamal would be in prison, José would grow up to be a pool-boy, and Maria would be a maid." I would be genuinely insulted if I was a minority reading this article. I don't agree with the names the author choose to represent different groups of people.What about the white boy who wants to work at McDonalds or be a farmhand? I believe that females and minorities were not the only people subjected to the class tracking.
ReplyDelete"Did you ever notice that nobody asks why he "has" to take English Lit or phys-ed?" I strongly disagree with this statement. I asked myself everyday, why I had to be in gym class, why I had to be put in English Lit.
I find that class tracking can be very beneficial to society. Some students are unable to understand concepts such as algebra. If these students want to pursue the career of their dreams, why not let them take classes that will push them toward their goals. Say a student wants to be a carpenter, let her take shop classes in the back hall. Chances are, she'll learn most of the concepts required for this career path through specialty classes such as woodworking.
Phrases such as, "Maybe. Maybe not," and, "I have no idea," made me more aware of the faults in this argument. These quotes emphasized the uncertainty in the author's argument.
Think, people for thousands of years have been able to survive and live on trades that require minimal knowledge of advanced topics. I'd say, encourage a person to take advanced classes, but give that person the freedom to choose his or her class track and thus career path. If the result of this choice ends up being undesirable, then the person is at fault for the effect of his or her decisions.
I strongly agree with this artical. Unlike most students I really enjoy math. Most students don't like math because it challenges them. But what they don't understand is that there will be a lot of things in life that will challenge them a lot more that algebra will. Students do look for the easy way out of doing things. Taking difficult classes is about learning skills that you can use all throughout your life and working career. I also agree with Gabby and Cassidy. I don't see how people can settle with doing the bare minimum to get by and graduate. Especially when they are capable of doing so much more. You need to challenege yourself in order to gain the important knowledge that is needed in life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all the points that this article said. People always complain that they will never need math in their lives and they will never use math outside of school, but really people use math all the time every day. Taking a hard algebra class isn't just about learning the math, it is also about all the skills that you develop along the way. You have to be determined and work very hard in order to understand the class. It's very important you learn these skills in school because in the real world you'll use them everyday. Math makes you work hard and solve problems and you will have to do all the time in the real world, you have to use different techniques to find the solution.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what this article says. I thought it was interesting how students used I e locked into certain roles and even as they age and change they were still supposed to stay in those certain guidelines specifically designed for them. I think it is good that kids take math even if they don't think they are goi to use it because you never know if you're going to want to change your major in college. It is good for the students to take these classes even if they dot like them because they will most likely use them in the future.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Gabby that students do dislike math and other difficult classes because it requires hard work and dedication to the class. Kids are lazy and want to do the least work possible to get by. People will always complain that they will never use math and other subjects in their life, but most likely they will use things they learn in school in their day to day lives. Like Rebeka I like math and do feel like the skills that I learn from taking hard math classes will help me immensely for my future career. I also don't understand why kids wouldn't take difficult classes because these classes will help you prepare for your future and will help kids create good work ethics.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the article on the point that mathematics and sciences are viewed as unwanted courses. I believe this is due to the reason that they require much more dedication and effort than other courses, just like Morgan and Gabby said. Algebra is literally the building block of every math courses later in a student's career. If it wasn't for the information taught in that class, students would be unprepared. I think algebra not only teaches fundamental mathematical ideas, but is forces you to view life on a whole new scale. It is amazing how closely our lives are tied to math. It teaches people how to apply their knowledge to real life situations. I have to disagree with Elle about the choice for someone to not take algebra or other math courses. Even if a person knows what job they are going to have after high school and they think that they will never apply algebra to their job, they are mistaken. I can't tell you how much I have realized in my life that involves algebra. So maybe you might not be doing trig functions as your career, but no matter that, you will be around math. Math is everywhere and everyone should learn the fundamental ideas of algebra to better understand their world.
ReplyDeleteI agree with my classmates that say that most students don't like math because of the critical thinking and hard work that is involved, and at times I will admit I am one of those people. In the long run I think that math is beneficial and it is obvious that nearly every career I will go into is going to involve some type of it. Like Kendell said, algebra is the building block to the classes that come after it, and even it is just the basic knowledge of the subject, it will continue to be apart of everyone's lives.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what everyone has said, math is not liked by most students because it can be very hard and very challenging. I am one of those people, I would much rather have math just be easy and come naturally to me, but its not, I have to study a lot to do good in the class. Math is very important in life and whether you like it or not you have to use it everyday. I think it would be very hard to be successful in life without understanding at least the basics of math. Like I said you use it everyday in life. I also think taking math classes are important because its not just the math skills you learn but the hard work and determination you develop by taking the classes.
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