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Khazanov, Leonid – PRIMUS, 2007
The majority of new jobs in the 21st century will require some postsecondary education. Yet more than one third of those entering college are underprepared and needful of remediation. In this essay the author shares with the reader his first experience of teaching the lowest level prealgebra course at an urban community college. This is a story of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Algebra, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction