Thought everyone might be interested in knowing a little more about the type of people who have been chosen to lead our highly trained unionized education professionals..My 9 year-old can do that problem in his head - and a lot more. Weingarten is representative of what our $600 billion/year government education disaster is buying. BTW, Weingarten was featured in Stossel's Stupid in America program. She may be a math illiterate, but she crow-barred a lot of money out of the NYC school board and schools chief, Joel Klein.
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To: patton
you're not stumped, are ya? ;)
2 posted on
12/30/2006 9:38:25 AM PST by
leda
(The quiet girl on the stairs.)
To: achilles2000
BTTT!
And teachers report to this MORON?
3 posted on
12/30/2006 9:38:28 AM PST by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
To: achilles2000
Thought everyone might be interested in knowing a little more about the type of people who have been chosen to lead our highly trained unionized education professionals..My 9 year-old can do that problem in his head - and a lot more. Weingarten is representative of what our $600 billion/year government education disaster is buying. BTW, Weingarten was featured in Stossel's Stupid in America program. She may be a math illiterate, but she crow-barred a lot of money out of the NYC school board and schools chief, Joel Klein.
It's all on a need to know basis. You don't need to know basic math to extort billions from tax payers.
To: achilles2000
the idiots running the NEA are commie stooges with no concept how to teach children. They are too stupid.
5 posted on
12/30/2006 9:40:24 AM PST by
pissant
To: achilles2000
I can't "do" math either.
7 posted on
12/30/2006 9:43:02 AM PST by
Dallas59
(HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007!)
To: achilles2000
In response to a question about the quality of education, didn't the brilliant Ms. Weingartner say, "...I'll start worrying about the kids when they can vote in the (union), elections." Or something to that affect?
8 posted on
12/30/2006 9:43:17 AM PST by
asp1
To: achilles2000
After Weingarten stumbled, another guest quickly produced the correct answer: 7/12ths, leaving Weingarten to explain herself. "I do it the old-fashioned way," she said. "You take your paper, your pen, you add it up and get the fractional whatever." lol...."the fractional whatever"?
Even if one doesn't know the answer by memory it's quite easy to add these two particular fractions the old-fashioned way in one's head.
10 posted on
12/30/2006 9:45:01 AM PST by
Mr. Mojo
To: achilles2000
"Senator Kennedy, Whats 1/3rd plus 1/4th?"
"WHAT! I never use a mixer...Pass the Chivas.
11 posted on
12/30/2006 9:45:03 AM PST by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, thats how you sell clothing.)
To: achilles2000
""What's 1/3rd plus 1/4th?"... " Replied Weingarten: "Well, it depends on what the 1/3rd and 1/4th are composed of. For instance, maybe it is 1/3rd of a pie, and 1/4th of a can of Rockstar. Obviously, it gets very complicated from there."
12 posted on
12/30/2006 9:45:54 AM PST by
Enterprise
(Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
To: achilles2000
In all honesty, I don't remember how to add fractions like that either
15 posted on
12/30/2006 9:49:15 AM PST by
The Drowning Witch
(Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:)
To: achilles2000
First you have to find a dominator.
To: achilles2000
Thanks for this thread. Glad to know that being in my late forties, I can still do simple math in my head.
jm
21 posted on
12/30/2006 9:57:23 AM PST by
JockoManning
(http://www.klove.com listen online)
To: achilles2000
Dumbass
25 posted on
12/30/2006 10:01:05 AM PST by
MarkeyD
(The tree of liberty must from time to time be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.)
To: achilles2000
This isn't "math." It's arithmetic.
(As in "readin', writin' and 'rithmentic.")
ML/NJ
26 posted on
12/30/2006 10:01:59 AM PST by
ml/nj
To: achilles2000
Add the denominators and raise the sum over the product of the denominators, 1/3+1/4: 3+4=7; 3*4=12; move sum to top for 7/12.
1/2+1/3: 2+3=5; 2*3=6; 5/6 is the answer.
32 posted on
12/30/2006 10:04:29 AM PST by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: achilles2000
The teachers union and bloomberg are locked in a weird relationship. Both need the other and can't stand each other.
33 posted on
12/30/2006 10:05:56 AM PST by
durasell
(!)
To: achilles2000
"I do it the old-fashioned way," she said. "You take your paper, your pen, you add it up and get the fractional whatever." Ho boy! I wish the host had been ready for this one -- with a piece of paper, a pencil and another problem.
38 posted on
12/30/2006 10:09:27 AM PST by
okie01
(The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
To: achilles2000
Whoa, let's not be too critical of Weingarten.
- Being the Union President likely she hasn't taught in school in years.
- Even then - teachers are not Degreed on all subjects.
- You have Math, English, History, etc.
- Then you have the specific Education 'Level' the teacher is Degreed for. Like Elementary K-3, 4-8 or Secondary (High School).
We have an ollllld friend who is a Teacher in Chicago and Degreed in Mathematics - she's a wiz; Algebra, Geometry, Trig, Physics and yes - even 2+2 (sarc). IIRC She even took Quantum Mechanics in college.
However, ask her about "1066" or "The Battle of Hastings" and you get a blank stare. I know more about History that she does. But that doesn't mean I'm smarter and would be a better teacher, or that she's a bad teacher.
Hell, how she even puts up with those little monsters is a miracle. I'd be in jail for battery.
49 posted on
12/30/2006 10:15:11 AM PST by
Condor51
(Mayor Daley (D-Chi) For POTUS . Really, why not? He's more conservative than Rudy! /s)
To: achilles2000
She is also a Democratic National Committee member.
50 posted on
12/30/2006 10:15:20 AM PST by
kcvl
To: achilles2000
51 posted on
12/30/2006 10:16:28 AM PST by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(The artist doesn't have to have all the answers; he must, however, ask the right questions honestly.)
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