Math, science not all kids should know

Capital Times ^ | 12-18-05 | Dave Zweifel

[humblegunner]

I teach ancient Greek thought

What the hell is ancient Greek thought?

[Graymatter]

[GSlob]

"What the hell is ancient Greek thought?"
Aristotle, in his "Problemata", book 1, problem 50 recommended sexual excess as beneficial against the diseases caused by phlegm. The same Problemata, 33, 9 instructs the reader that a fart and a burp are really the same thing, but proceeding through different channels. So as you can plainly see, ancient Greek thought is very useful [that advice from 1, 50 actually works] and could be entertaining as well.

[B4Ranch]

I see that you have also mastered self deception. A Republic, ha, in name only.

[patton]

Well, there is that.

[B4Ranch]

I would have hand back the coins and asked for a dollar, then given back the five ones and asked for a five.

Do you now pay by check? That's cheating!

[Amelia]

Our students are required to have 3 years of math, 3 years of science, and courses in government and economics.

[Seamoth]

The best decision I ever made in my life was to go to a liberal arts school instead of a tech school. Social interaction and clear communication and good planning has pushed me forward while many of my tech peers, too inept to get past an interview, sit at home whining about Indians.

[speekinout]

Motivation is something the parents could [and should] instill, but no amount of motivation would ever suffice to make up for a serious lack of ability

Only by some effete standards. My life is made better by knowing the names of good mechanics, carpenters, landscapers, etc. They may not be brilliant, but they are skilled.
And I wouldn't give a nickel for some of the PhD's I know.

I respect people who contribute to society, not ones who think they are superior.

[Windsong]

That's what graduate school is for. Not sure if I would want a dentist or a doctor who didn't know what was in the U.S. Constitution, or who didn't know the difference between a Democracy and a Republic.

[Windsong]

Without science advancements we would still be living in a cave with a life-span of 21 years .

And where would we be if we did not study History?

[Myrddin]

That is pretty much what I experienced for a junior/senior high school curriculum. Add marching/concert band(trumpet), choir, competitive speech and two years of German. You missed geography in your list. I was assigned to a proposal writing group that had to provide resources worldwide. We had a big world map on the wall. As areas were called out, I zipped to the map and placed a push pin on it. I was shocked at the number of people in the room that didn't have a clue.

[GSlob]

Whatever. Even a hundred of motivated monkeys with typewriters would not write "Hamlet". But maybe you could find a way of hypermotivating them. Fame and fortune awaiting you as a result are beyond imagination.

[Renegade]

When we create the time travel machine we will LIVE history , not study it !Scientists and mathematicians work in abstract and theoretical planes. Historians work with past occurrences of fact and their studies still do NOT prevent a repetition of similar events in future times .
In reality, " the strong will go to the stars and the meek shall inherit the Earth ."

[Renegade]

Don't make him mad at you !!

[RBroadfoot]

It's important to get a well-rounded education. One of my sons is inclined to math and science, but rails against history. I told him about George Sanayana, and warned him about getting stuck in an infinite recursion if he doesn't learn from history.

[adx]

In reality, " the strong will go to the stars and the meek shall inherit the Earth ."

Or, as I'd like to say "The meek shall inherit the Earth. The strong shall bomb them from orbit."

[patton]

But do you believe 1 Euclid 5?

[Old Student]

"They are going to hate your guts for it. Thinking HURTS!"

I have been known to refer to myself as a "true sadist."

[Marie]

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