Never mind algebra–is literature necessary?
Writing last month in The New York Times, Andrew Hacker, an emeritus professor of political science at Queens College, caused a stir when he suggested that perhaps high schools should not require all students to learn algebra. Responding to Hacker’s suggestion, Tim Clifford, an English teacher in New York City, raised the next question: If algebra is no longer necessary for students to learn, what about literature?
Clifford writes:
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