Should students have to take four years of math in order to graduate from high school?
(Poll has closed)Yes 56% 228 votes
No 44% 182 votes
410 total votes
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May 25, 2009 at 5:18 p.m.The only place I see people not using calculators to figure change out is at Sonic... They're mostly correct. Sometimes throwing a dime in to get back a quarter instead of 3 nickles can mind cripple a few of them.
May 25, 2009 at 5:05 p.m.I think at least 2 years of math, but four years of English....kids today don't read and can't write and don't know a noun from a verb.
May 25, 2009 at 4:53 p.m.pkoranek
that would throw me too and I know how to count change back. What's the difference in getting $3.68 and $5.68 back? They are just giving you the extra $2 right back.
May 25, 2009 at 9:36 a.m.I often give them the extra cents so I don't have to get all the loose change back. A lot of cashiers appreciate that.
I do agree that students are relying on "gadgets" to get them through school and through life. They really do need to do it without calculators first.
Besides 4 years of high school math being required, I do not think calculators should be used in all of the classes. Students should learn how to give and/or receive change without the use of one. This is an example: If I make a purchase for $16.32, and hand the clerk a $20 bill and two $1 bills, they look at me like I am crazy, and say, "Why are you giving me so much? Your bill is only $16.32." I have to explain to them that I am trying to save them their change ( in this case, $1 bills) and they should take the $15 out of the $20, and the $1.32 out of the two $1 bills. This is one of my pet peeves.
May 25, 2009 at 8:34 a.m.