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Hi Mathstodon: Having seen all of the great teaching ideas people have floated here, I thought this would be a good place to share a really naive but I think also difficult question. I apologize for phrasing this question in a deficit-based manner; it would actually be really helpful if anyone knows a better way of reforming it! But let me just phrase the question the way that instructors in our department have been putting it:

Q: How do I teach precalculus or calculus to students who are having trouble with basic algebra?

Again, I apologize for asking an ignorant question! But I think that's where we are. So where do y'all think we should go from here?