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		dawnerd 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Schools reviving shop class The cooking class at my middle school was insanely popular, same with shop. A surprisingly large number of students also signed up for “consumer math” which was all about taxes, budgeting and such.

jwagenet 6 months ago [–]

I think consumer math and statistics should be required alternatives to precalc and calc. Maybe even algebra 2.

dawnerd 6 months ago | [–]

100% agree. I took it and it was the best class. Also taught me how to use excel at a pretty advanced level.

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