Posted on 10/31/2014 6:20:49 PM PDT by Kartographer
In my grandson's words:
School Board members talked to the Sr class and after all was said and done they wanted a q&a so I stand up and say this: "This is A#$^ H&!@$!@%& and this question is for all the School Board: Why is it required we know how to find triangles angels legs etc 50 different ways but it's not required to teach us about taxes (whole sr class yells in agreement) so after things settle down A bit the school board members attempt to answer my question yet avoid it and tell me to talk to the of EVSC to email him about this subject that was the high light of my day!
For one thing, those nitwits probably don’t understand anything about taxes, taxation or economics in general. Just like the current president of the US.
If you’re intent on being a dunderhead about triangles, good luck with the tax code.
What did the math book say to the history book?
“I’ve got a lot of problems.”
I think the semi-literate kid was really asking why they weren’t taught about free markets and capitalism.
Yes, I think you are right, but he didn’t express it very well. Teaching kids about taxes does not take the place of geometry.
When I was in high school, we had a Problems of Democracy class as a required corse. The lefty teacher brought in a Palestinan woman to talk about the six day war and the aftermath. She was the first and last speaker in the lecture series. We didn’t even have very many Jewish students in our school, but their parents made their voices heard and the school board listened. That is the difference, we elect school boards that are more in tune with the teachers’s union than the parents.
Mathematics (including geometry and physics) been berry berry good to me! I can’t emphasize how many times these gifts of knowledge have saved my bacon. Basket weaving, Swahili, and finger painting not so much.
I think while you are growing up there are some things you should be taught at school (reading, writing, and arithmetic) by qualified teachers. Other things you should be taught at home (financial responsibility, ethics and morals, religious instruction, sex, and politics) by your parents. Unfortunately things have been reversed and kids are not getting the education I received. But I digress.
I agree, without a working knowledge of mathematics, people are at a disadvantage. Sadly, we find more people who can’t count to twenty and make change without a computer. If the computer says 2 + 2 = 5, then no question about it, it must be so.
Of course I’m an old fart who had to learn mathematics before the dawn of the computer age. Who do you think designed and programmed those computer applications? Sprechen sie FORTRAN, COBOL?
Alan Harrison?
;)
I’ve always thought high schools should have a class called “Reality 101” or something, where they teach the kids about relevant math and money things. Taxes, interest, mortgages, marriage, divorce, etc. You could easily take up a semester with that.
Thank you and I agree.
Seems thought that many on this thread didn’t get the obvious point of it and maybe that to is a sign of the state of our education system.
I worked full time each summer in high school. My father sat down with me my freshman year and walked me through the 1040. I got a ‘return’ each time, so the motivation to learn it was to get a check at the end of the maze of tables and questions, but I did it.
If your grandson asked that question, he’s well ahead of the curve. I’m guessing you’d need pull with a school board member or principal to add that to the curriculum. Should be part of civics IMO....
Another level headed common sense FReeper reply! After so many assine replies I had gotten on this thread I was starting to think I had posted on DU by mistake.
Thank you I agree!
There really needs to be a class for seniors as PLMerite call “Reality 101”.
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