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Take This 1931 8th Grade Exam Given in Gilmer County One-Room School
Gilmer Free Press (Gilmer, WV) ^ | Unknown date | Staff

Posted on 06/14/2012 6:27:40 PM PDT by QT3.14

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To: QT3.14

BFL


41 posted on 06/14/2012 9:24:29 PM PDT by Noob1999 (Loose Lips, Sink Ships)
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To: Red_Devil 232

That reminds of my mother. She was born and raised in Australia and she used to talk about her school days. She said that when she took geography she not had to know facts and figures; she had whole maps too.


42 posted on 06/14/2012 9:25:18 PM PDT by Jean2
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To: impimp

“I don’t care. Even 20 years ago there were no computers to learn math. And math was more advanced then than it was on that weak math test from the 19th century.

I will laugh to myself the next time someone says they don’t teach math anymore. Math is definitely more advanced now.”

I work with people who apparently passed some sort of calculus courses in college, as I did, who cannot deal with obvious, practical math, i.e., comparative sizes, estimations and magnitudes, never mind even the simplest math without the use of paper/pencil, calculator, or spreadsheet (preferably, with a graph or other pretty pictures).

I do not consider this “progress”.


43 posted on 06/14/2012 9:42:46 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: svcw
I had a kid at Target last year asked me what date the 4th of July was on.
Yep, she was serious.
I told her on the 5th and she said thanks and walked away.

Q: What day is Election Day?

A: For Republicans, Tuesday. For Democrats: Wednesday.

44 posted on 06/14/2012 9:42:46 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: max americana
My Gf is Canadian too, and when I explain to Americans what Boxing Day is in canada, their first thought is Canadians beat each other senseless after Christmas Day.

My favorite foreign holiday is Guy Fawkes Day.

45 posted on 06/14/2012 9:48:35 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: svcw

Another good one...my college roomie would run into the frat house and yell “has the postman come yet?”

Then he’d answer his own question...”No, but he’s breathing heavy.”

Yuk, yuk. College humor.


46 posted on 06/14/2012 10:07:42 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: QT3.14

Wow...bring this test back.

These days only 10% of college students would pass this test.


47 posted on 06/14/2012 10:08:47 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: kalee

And the pdf of the “real” test is completely different than the purported text test. Fun, but bogus.


48 posted on 06/14/2012 10:19:10 PM PDT by Last of the Mohicans
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To: QT3.14
This exam was given in 1931 by the West Virginia Department of Free Schools

In numerous places it is stated that the exam was to be given on May 3-4, 1928.

49 posted on 06/14/2012 10:55:16 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: QT3.14
Give four rules to be observed when talking in public. Which is the most important? Why?

1. Make sure your practice focus groups match the intended audience.

2. Have your speech writer target vocabulary at 2 grade levels lower than the mean intended audience's educational level.

3. Make sure the Tel-E-Prompter operator is loyal to, and happy with, you.

4. Make sure the mic is *ON* for the speech, and *OFF* for the snarky after-speech comments.

These are listed in ascending order of importance.

50 posted on 06/14/2012 11:55:56 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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To: ApplegateRanch

bfl


51 posted on 06/15/2012 12:54:30 AM PDT by RetAF_fedUP (No moral value held dear by the American people obliges public servants ever to sacrifice innocents)
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To: The Antiyuppie

http://www.nysedregents.org/Grade8/Mathematics/20100505book1.pdf

Here is an example of a real grade 8 math test. Compare this to the garbage that was used in the 19th century.


52 posted on 06/15/2012 5:01:08 AM PDT by impimp
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To: svcw

Nice. So as I was mailing some items at the local post office, I decided to pick up some of their medium sized flat rate boxes. There are two sizes and I asked the kid behind the counter which one held more. She said she didn’t know so I computed the volumes quickly and told her which one I wanted, because it was a little bigger. She asked me “Did you just do math?” This from a person who is working with weights, rates and timetables all day.


53 posted on 06/15/2012 6:38:03 AM PDT by filospinato
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To: ScreamingFist

You’re right about the slide rules. Also, if memory serves, each astronaut carried no less than six (6) HP-41C hand-held computers(basically big calculators)in the cargo pockets of their suits. Each programmed for a specific function.

There is more computing power today in a $100 wrist watch. Absolutely amazing what they were able to accomplish.


54 posted on 06/15/2012 9:15:14 AM PDT by CTOCS (I live in my own little world. But, it's okay. They know me there....)
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To: QT3.14

The test uses the word “and” where we would use “an” at least twice. Is it illiterate or has the usage changed over time?

Example: Draw and outline map in place of draw an outline map
Example: Select and American author


55 posted on 06/15/2012 1:19:49 PM PDT by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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