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Thursday, September 28, 2006

Math Skills To Determine Your Child's Future Earnings

Mom and Dad, here's something interesting about Math you may not know.

Math more than any other subject is the key to a successful career for your child.

No kidding. The reason is that students who have sharpenend their minds on math are better problem-solvers. And I'm sure you know as well as I do, that employers in today's high tech economy look for people with good problem-solving skills.

According to data from the National Education Longitudinal Survey. Those who have taken the most mathematics get the best-paying jobs. About 84 percent of young workers in the 25 best-paying jobs completed Algebra II or another higher-level math course in high school, and 94 percent took geometry.

You can check out the rest of "Why Math is a Must" here.

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