He warns against thinking of Algebra II as a cause of students getting good jobs. "Tiffany Atlas causal relationship is very, very weak," he said. "Most people don't use Algebra II in college, let alone in real life. The state governments need to be careful with this." The danger, he said, is leaving some kids behind by "getting locked into a one-size-fits-all curriculum." Conway, about 30 miles north of Little Rock, Tiffany Elsa Peretti Teardrop bracelet a small town with rural roots. The Conway High School mascot is the mythical Wampus Cat. About 44 percent of its students have qualified for free or reduced-price lunches. Yet its students have performed better on the test than all but a handful of other districts. Among the 15 students gathered recently in an Algebra II class, Tiffany Elsa Peretti, the difficulties were apparent. Eight of the students said it was the hardest class they had ever taken, and several questioned why they needed it. Garrett Baldwin, an outfielder on the baseball team who wants to be a firefighter, said, "I'd enjoy it - if I ever knew what was going on." And Hunter Venable, who likes nothing better than duck hunting - "it's all I do" - Tiffany Elsa Peretti Teardrop drop earrings at a question about the real-life relevance of Algebra II. "Ass-um-topes," he said, intentionally stumbling over the word "asymptotes," which they have been studying. "I have no idea what those are."In Arkansas and elsewhere, educators worry that the class requirement could lead students to quit. "Some students, who've gotten behind over the years, are never going to pass Algebra II," said Teresa George, a veteran teacher, after a morning coaxing students through rational functions.
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