Here in the Great Land, we do a lot of things differently. Some of that, sure, is due to the distance from the other states and the… unusual climate and conditions in which most Alaskans live. But much of that is due to Alaskans (at least, those of us outside of the Anchorage Bowl) being tough-minded, practical, independent people. We have to be, or we couldn’t live here.
That difference involves our schools, too. The Mat-Su city of Wasilla may be best known for a certain former vice-presidential candidate, but the Wasilla High School has found an interesting new way to teach algebra — by making the kids use it in the running of a business.
The students are participating in Wasilla’s AMPED on Algebra curriculum rolled out this year in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. About 20 freshmen and sophomores have made and sold 632 custom shirts and sweatshirts — about…
