Lena

I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there and cried.. Why do I tell you this? Because of the evolution in teaching math since the 1960s:


1. Teaching Math In 1950s (when I was in school)

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ?


2. Teaching Math In 1970s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?


3. Teaching Math In 1980s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit ?Yes or No


4. Teaching Math In 1990s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20 Your assignment: Underline the number 20.


5. Teaching Math In 2000s

A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers, and if you feel like crying, it's ok).


6. Teaching Math In 2014

Un hachero vende una carretada de maderapara $100. El costo de la producciones es $80. Cuanto dinero ha hecho?

ANSWER: His profit was $375,000 because his logging business is just a front for his pot farm.

Loki Loc: Georgia

I had the same thing happen at a small department store. The cashier insisted on giving me the change indicated on the register, even after I told her what the change was and how I arrived at the figure.

Socialist Batman Loc: Murica

This is a hilarious story, but the problem is not the schools it is the students effort. More and more are not paying attention in class and cheating on tests to get by. The problem is there are to many outside distractions.

Lena

Wont argue that but, have you seen the old educational books? Gradeschool was loke college! Lol now they pass everyone! Teach them nothing!

Socialist Batman Loc: Murica

Some teachers try and others...not so much. It really depends on the students' motivation if they are not willing to learn then they will not learn much, and many school days are spent wasting time watching movies instead of learning.

Lena

Liberals have changed the ways and means of teaching. Takeing God out of school left a lot of room for evil. Teachers are screwed all around with no tools and no paychecks and unruly kids. Sad

Socialist Batman Loc: Murica

God was never supposed to be in public schools, but that's not really the problem.
The problem is parents who see school as a daycare for their children while they go off and screw around.
The same parents who use T.V. to educate their child while they sleep.
The same parents who use video games as a babysitter while they go have a drink.
They are the problem.

Loki Loc: Georgia

The inclusion of God in Public Schools has been an integral part of this country's educational system since the 1600s. It was not until the 1960s that the more atheistic viewpoint became prevalent. Whether you are a believer or not, the stability that a moral compass, if you will, provided was a vital educational tool, and a very good motivator. I believe you made reference to unmotivated students earlier. The religious observances did instill discipline, so lacking in today's classrooms. Your placing blame on slack parenting, I think, goes to the heart of the problem. There is no substitute for an actively involved parent, preferable two. My elementary school would have been considered primitive, "Flintstonesque," if you will, but by the time we graduated 8th grade, (there was no Junior High ), we had mastered subjects that leave today's high school seniors clueless. I read an article, (actually more of an indictment of today's school system ), which maintained that today's high school senior graduates with the equivalent of a 7th grade education in the 50s and 60s. Judging by the quality of some of the posts I have seen here, I concur.

emarine

They should ban lumber and legalize pot :lol:

Loki Loc: Georgia

Failure to legalize and really optimize industrial grade hemp is incredibly foolish. It literally has hundreds of uses, and epitomizes renewable.

emarine

True... but hemp dock lines are heavy as hell when wet :thumbdown:

Lena

Agreed loki

Loki Loc: Georgia

In Europe it is used as a self-insulating home building material. Clothing made from hemp is more durable and cheaper to produce than that made from cotton or wool, and paper from hemp is equal in quality to that made from trees, with the added advantage that hemp regrows in a season, instead of requiring decades. It is also used a silage for cattle and sheep. Hemp oil is a complete protein, and is loaded with Omega 3 and 6 acids of fish oil fame. It is used for far more than a line on a ship.
For those who have some sort of moral objection, industrial hemp only contains about 1% or less THC, (tetrahydrocannibinol ), the active ingredient in cannabis sativa indicia. The smoking variety can contain 5% to 10% THC. You cannot smoke enough industrial hemp to get high. It is next to impossible to consume enough in the requisite time.

Docadhoc Loc: Elsewhere

Around 2000 I pulled into the drive through of an A & W stand in western WI. I told the college age young man at the window that I wanted a quart of diet. He told me they didn't have quarts. I asked him how large their largest cup was. He said "32 ounces". I said "OK, I'll have that then". I askedbmy wife uf that really had just happened. She said "you would really be entertained at the check out at Walmart". True story. And this 20 year old is now 34 and probably has been a politician for 10 years. And we wonder what happened to our country.

Snoopy

Lena

They live among us!!!

They will run this country into dust!

Snoopy