Who Needs Algebra? New Approach To College Math Helps More Pass-NPR reports on the Newest Conspiracy to Dumb Down Math

NPR reports the new movement to dumb down math so more people can walk out with degrees that are meaningless:

"Here at LaGuardia, and at every community college in the country, it is the single most-failed course, and the gateway" that determines who graduates, says Gail Mellow, the president of LaGuardia Community College in Queens, N.Y.

Mellow is one of a growing number of educators out there who believe it may be time to rethink the algebra requirement.

"More than half of the students who come to LaGuardia are not ready for college-level math," she says. "We're pretty typical that way. Should we take them back through high school just because math is important? Or should we take seriously the fact that these are adults, they're overwhelmingly poor, and we want to give them the type of skills that will be useful in their lives?"

It so appropriate that this story is from government run NPR!