Posted on 11/23/2021 6:57:09 PM PST by algore
C’mon man! Ev’body know 2+2=White Supremacy. Racist MF’er!
Every profession attempts to erect barriers to entry to protect itself. Lawyers have the Bar Association and its rules for admission and ethics. Likewise the American Medical Association and other doctors associations. Such groups are very fond of jargon which further sets them apart from the unwashed.
This desire to protect one's turf extends to blue-collar occupations where unions seek to have a closed shop and to regulate the rules such as promotion according to their liking.
Every occupation, it seems, undertakes the lobby for government protection of its interests and we see a kind of cronyism emerging as regulatory capture applies even here.
Somehow, like most of the soft subjects where academics have attempted to create a "science" where nothing but art and jargon exists, pedagogues have managed to have created a closed shop which insulates them from pesky intrusions from taxpayers and even parents of the very children entrusted to them.
Why does it take a licensed professional or "expert" to know how to teach everything from arithmetic to algebra? If it does, we should fire the lot and hire a whole new bunch of professionals because these guys can't do the job-or spell wont do the job.
The Asians and Indians in California are going to hate this.
So the solution according to the addled Leftists is: "Give NO one a chance to learn math at the highest levels.
That's certainly 'equity'. From the Addled-in-Chief on down, everyone will have equity (except for the Chinese, Germans, British, Indians, Vietnamese, Burmese, Russians........
We had Algebra in the 7th grade
I can see it now:
LEROY has 2 guns & 30 cartridges
He shoots up a liquor store, wounds 3 patrons
He then shoots 3 people on the Metro
HOW MUCH CASH does Leroy NOW have??????
Extra credit if you know how many cartridges Leroy has left.
Depends on size of their get-way vehicles.......
Depends on size of their getaway vehicles.......
So should anyone else who hoped that the time spent in school would be useful.
How much stuff you loot last night?
It ain't lootin man, it organized robbery.
Oh yeah, I forgot
lol
Remember when this was sort of a joke?
1. Teaching Math In 1950s
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 1960s
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 1970s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Math In 1980s
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 1990s
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 2009
Un hachero vende una carretada de madera para $100. El costo de la producciones es $80. Cuanto dinero ha ganado?
Forecast: Teaching Math In 2013 and on.
Who cares, just steal the lumber from your rich neighbor’s property. He won’t have a gun to stop you, and the President says it’s OK anyway cuz it’s redistributing the wealth.
I’m not sure how this works today.
When I was in school (60s) we didn’t start algebra until 9th grade but we took calculus senior year.
Now my grandkids have algebra starting in 7th grade. Not sure how they will progress.
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