Episode24-Zalman Usiskin, "Four Years From First-Year Algebra to Calculus is Not Enough"

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NCSM 41st Annual Conference -- recorded April 20, 2009, in Washington, DC. Zalman Usiskin presents "Four Years From First-Year Algebra to Calculus is Not Enough"

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Many of our best students take algebra in eighth grade and calculus in 12th grade. Because of their success, we expect other students to go from algebra to calculus in four years. Zalman Usiskin argues that this is an unrealistic expectation with a rich standards-based curriculum.

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