Should i take AP statistics or pre- calculus for my senior year ?
So I do want to major in nursing or sports medicine or some medical field. I always thought I would take pre cal till few months ago. My math teacher says I should take statistics but I'm still a lil confused Also I have always had either an A or B in my math classes
Anyone else lie about their SAT score ?
Lol no man 1,400 is okay score but if i were u i wouldn't lie to college, when you are going to job interviewee etc.. Because your high school keeps every single record since ur freshmen year. You can lie to your friends, teachers and parents but when it comes to the real world don't lie because it will hurt you a lot. You wont get a job because the guy can always call ur high school and check with it .
Why do people constantly say "high school math education is broken," but do not act to fix it?
A significant problem is that good mathematicians do not have an incentive to teach high school math. Say you've endured grad school long enough to get a PhD or Masters in mathematics and now you have to decide what career you want to follow. First of all, you're still not necessarily qualified to teach high school math. You might have learned algebraic topology, Lebesgue integration, and numerical methods for solving non-linear P.D.E.'s but you still can't teach pre-cal because you don't have a teaching certificate. You can get one of course but that still requires additional time and money, not to mention course work which most good mathematicians will find extraordinarily tedious. Second, you generally see a pay difference of at least 10,000 dollars annually between being a high school teacher and pretty much any other career an upper level degree in math would prepare you for. Finally you would have to embrace the bureaucracy of high school math. You think common core standards are nonsense? Too bad because your school's funding depends on those standards so you better plan your syllabus accordingly. You think AP calculus just teaches students to be calculation monkeys? Too bad because those students are preparing college applications and AP scores look good. You don't want to have to waste time on a student who clearly has no interest in the material so you can focus on those with an earnest desire to learn? Too bad because all of your students reflect on you, no matter how invested the students themselves are to succeed. You want to teach proof methods and give historical context? Too bad because you can't wast time on those things when your students need to be instantly able to integrate by partial fractions or apply iterated integration by parts. These factors weed out the good mathematicians, the ones who are passionate about true mathematics, the ones who enjoy seeing the spark of learning in their students eyes, the ones who understand how math is used in the real world.
Praxis exam?
It depends on which one you are taking. The Praxis 1 basic ones are measures of basic reading, writing, and math knowledge. The content area ones can be more difficult, but if you're educated, have done a little research, and relax, you'll be just fine. I did well on mine, and took them only once. Get the free materials from the Praxis site to see what types of info are on the tests. If you are really concerned, get a test prep book. More than anything, my advice is to prepare yourself and then just be rested when you go take the test.