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GOP senator attempts to ax Algebra II requirement for Minnesota high school students (minnesotareformer.com)

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“I graduated on June 1, 1996. That was 10,167 days ago, and it has been 10,167 days that I have not used algebra,” Farnsworth said on the Senate floor.

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[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think math is really supremely interesting, but I'm fairly sure I'm in the minority.

This crowd, however, just might tilt nerdy enough to agree with me that algebra is indeed cool.