Briefly explain why it is important for students to be proficient in mathematics
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It is important for students to be proficient in mathematics because mathematics impacts what students do at school, home, the workplace, and the community. Mathematics includes life skills (such as learning time, counting money, estimating) which are necessary to attain goals at high school graduation, post-secondary success, and securing employment. Students who become proficient in math in the lower grades are likely to experience academic success in the later grades. In fact, research show that the greatest predictor of success in high school mathematics was students’ mastery of fractions and division in late elementary school. Mathematics equips students with skills needed in and out of school.
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