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It is a mistake to suppose that requiring the nonmathematical to take more advanced math courses will enhance their understanding and not merely exacerbate their sense of inadequacy.

William Raspberry

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William Raspberry
Age: 76 †
Born: 1935
Born: October 12
Died: 2012
Died: July 17
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Okolona
Mississippi
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Enhance
Take
Advanced
Math
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Merely
Mistake
Exacerbate
Courses
Requiring
Understanding
Inadequacy

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