It Was My Understanding There Would Be No Algebra 2

The classic “When will I ever actually use any of this math?” complaint has one universal answer: when it comes to college admissions and Algebra 2.

A mathematics lecture, apparently about linear algebra (calculation of eigenvalues and engine vectors), at Helsinki University of Technology (HUT). Photo by Tungsten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

It was not like Jeannie Brown did not try. An exceptional educator that was saddled with students, particularly of the teenage…