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I work at a community college with GED and ESL students. Overwhelmingly the GED students state their reason for leaving high school was because they continually struggled with math, and knew that they wouldn't be able to graduate. My prediction is that our program will grow by leaps and bounds when the new math requirements are implemented. Not everyone needs to know how to do higher math. How many of us with liberal arts degrees use math that we learned in high school throughout our daily lives? It seems that many of our students could benefit from immersion in art, music and history to get a better perspective on their lives and build a more rounded education. I'm not saying that math isn't important, but I don't believe that it's realistic to expect all students to attain these new goals. Based on my experience, the school "experts" are trying to push through another program that is doomed to fail.

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