Advertisement

Should Maths be made optional for students?

Students at LaGuardia High School in New York have been staging a sit-in to protest against bei...

Share this article

09.56 1 Jul 2019


Should Maths be made optional for students?


Listen to this episode


Share this article

09.56 1 Jul 2019


Students at LaGuardia High School in New York have been staging a sit-in to protest against being forced to study maths until they are 18. Pupils say they are wasting too much of their time obsessing over equations when they should be following their passions. 


Read more about

Basic Level Maths New York Protest Newstalk Newstalk Breakfast Optional Students

Related Episodes

Riad Bouchaker found guilty of...

00:02:50

Riad Bouchaker found guilty of attempted murder

The Hard Shoulder

00:02:50


The Irish man in charge of the...

00:06:52

The Irish man in charge of the grass for the World Cup in Boston

Moncrieff

00:06:52


Parenting: Teenager addicted t...

00:16:53

Parenting: Teenager addicted to being healthy

Parenting On Moncrieff

00:16:53


Woman who turned to OnlyFans t...

00:18:42

Woman who turned to OnlyFans to pay debts - her experience

Moncrieff

00:18:42