New math and Algorithms are two variables that have been heavily implemented into the lives of the African American community both, positively and negatively in recent years. However, data from both the medical and educational environments have indicated that African Americans have suffered negatively in the medical field by not receiving adequate medical treatments and in education by encountering curricula like new math that produced lowered-level academic standards. Reviewing data from the Nation Report CardReport (2023) Report and researcher opinions discussing new math and Algorithms will be the groundwork for this paper. The author will review the plight of the African American male student and how new math and algorithms have created significant problems for this group of people in society.
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