"Those children who do sports at school do not burn more calories than those who don't."
If slim children that do sports not burn more calories, it means that fat children burn the same or higher amount of calories. The question is where does these calories come from. If you do nothing like coach potato and watch tv, you will burn lots of calories coming from sugars. If you exercise intensively 30 to 50% of burned calories will come from the fat. See the difference???
so transition is zero when you have to retrain people when moving to never fancy ribonized M$ Office?
Same cost so for your sake it is better to switch to OSS like OpenOffice, instead retraining people with M$ junk.
To American defense, why we still use Imperial system to measure time??? It is plain old stupid. 60 sec for a minute, 60 min in a hour, 24 hours per day, 12 months? That is nuts. Why not use: 100 sec an hour, 10 hour a day, 100 hours a month and so on?
what next?
Scout Badge for securing the border with Mexico?
Send them to Arizona and ask to look for any signs of movement?
Use your brain - think - it doesn't hurt!
I completely agree with you that 48 people are not good population to draw statistics about circa 300 mln Americans. Furthermore statistic were creates so anyone can prove anything. Based on the presented contest you can compare only the top 0.000001% of population. On the other hand I was comparing knowledge based on my and my friends' experience. And what is advantage of Eastern European countires (wide general knowledge) is completely oposite in US where people are thought very narrow field in which they will work. Which is great, but sometimes it becames too hard to think out side of the box.
I should stress (and this bears on my point which you skipped), that most standardized tests don't emphasize practical application of skills enough.
Agree that there are two parts types of skills practical and knowledge and test do not emphasize practical application of skills. But in this world if you want to hire someone you have to test something, I know introductory persiods, etc, but in most cases it is a test, if you passes it, it means you have solid background, else you may have good practical skills. But these I could partially deduct from resume/cv.
From my experience math did teach me how to abstract things and how to solve problems. Right now I do not use math (almost at all) but I can be a successful software developer. B/c my brain was trained by learning all these 'unnecessary' things like math, and general knowledge (like where is Iraq). In fact I am "forma non-English speaking" and I have used Irak b/c it is more common name in Europe than Iraq:)
I will leave Americans' education and their ignorece for different discussion. The thing is that Americans do not need to be in top 10 coders. If an average American can live his/her Americam Dream they do not need to fight for their future. People from Eastern Europe like Poland were thought by life how to survive (during Communism) and how to be the best, so they can be in top 10%, so they can live their dream. Just an anecdote: one of the Polish lead singers every time he wanted to publish new album, he had to write some stupid lyrics about the goverment, so the censorship will reject these, and let the other songs (that were valuable to the singer) get through. This natural process evolution did create a society that know how to find solutions. Americans do not need this, they can finish a college and live happily ever after.
(1) Averages can't be compared
a) education in Poland is free and usually math is at high level
b) in US you pay 20k per semester, and the level is very low
cann't I compare averages?
(3) It doesn't reflect the current state of mathematical education in the US.
I am sorry but that is the fact, Master studies math in US can be compared high school in Eastern Europe.
And it is not only math, most of the Americans do not know where is Irak. I could keep going. Another question is do you need it? Of course it is nice to know geography, math etc. But if they train you to do your job 10h/day, they are statisfied, and you earn your mone.
And tell me that math doesn't count.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine
Even if you do not use it all the time, it trains you brain for problem solving approach. Furthermore it improves you abstract thinking!
A friend of mine who studied in Poland and in US compared math level in US in the junior MS to lower grade in high school.
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translate wikipedia entry?
Defense line: it wasn't direct translation, it was an interpretation of the dialogs.
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This gives another meaning to "my computer just fried".
On the other hand they should open a French(aise) Fries with MC Donalds, just add potatoes.
The results are misinterpreted!
"Those children who do sports at school do not burn more calories than those who don't."
If slim children that do sports not burn more calories, it means that fat children burn the same or higher amount of calories. The question is where does these calories come from. If you do nothing like coach potato and watch tv, you will burn lots of calories coming from sugars. If you exercise intensively 30 to 50% of burned calories will come from the fat. See the difference???
User: Turn off the engine
Car: Do you want to Shut Down or Stand By, Hibernate, Logout or Switch user?
User: uggh?
What CPUs do you use Quad Core Trio Duo 7?
if US would obey Kyoto we would cut down the polution.
that is it - a ton of junk reflecting the heat from the earth
so transition is zero when you have to retrain people when moving to never fancy ribonized M$ Office? Same cost so for your sake it is better to switch to OSS like OpenOffice, instead retraining people with M$ junk.
To American defense, why we still use Imperial system to measure time??? It is plain old stupid. 60 sec for a minute, 60 min in a hour, 24 hours per day, 12 months? That is nuts. Why not use: 100 sec an hour, 10 hour a day, 100 hours a month and so on?
... too see them coming:)
what next? Scout Badge for securing the border with Mexico? Send them to Arizona and ask to look for any signs of movement? Use your brain - think - it doesn't hurt!
The question is what will be released first Vista or 80 core Intel?
Poor Coyote, Road Runner will kick his ass as always. Is there a justice in this world?
I should stress (and this bears on my point which you skipped), that most standardized tests don't emphasize practical application of skills enough.
Agree that there are two parts types of skills practical and knowledge and test do not emphasize practical application of skills. But in this world if you want to hire someone you have to test something, I know introductory persiods, etc, but in most cases it is a test, if you passes it, it means you have solid background, else you may have good practical skills. But these I could partially deduct from resume/cv. From my experience math did teach me how to abstract things and how to solve problems. Right now I do not use math (almost at all) but I can be a successful software developer. B/c my brain was trained by learning all these 'unnecessary' things like math, and general knowledge (like where is Iraq). In fact I am "forma non-English speaking" and I have used Irak b/c it is more common name in Europe than Iraq:)
I will leave Americans' education and their ignorece for different discussion. The thing is that Americans do not need to be in top 10 coders. If an average American can live his/her Americam Dream they do not need to fight for their future. People from Eastern Europe like Poland were thought by life how to survive (during Communism) and how to be the best, so they can be in top 10%, so they can live their dream. Just an anecdote: one of the Polish lead singers every time he wanted to publish new album, he had to write some stupid lyrics about the goverment, so the censorship will reject these, and let the other songs (that were valuable to the singer) get through. This natural process evolution did create a society that know how to find solutions. Americans do not need this, they can finish a college and live happily ever after.
(1) Averages can't be compared a) education in Poland is free and usually math is at high level b) in US you pay 20k per semester, and the level is very low cann't I compare averages? (3) It doesn't reflect the current state of mathematical education in the US. I am sorry but that is the fact, Master studies math in US can be compared high school in Eastern Europe. And it is not only math, most of the Americans do not know where is Irak. I could keep going. Another question is do you need it? Of course it is nice to know geography, math etc. But if they train you to do your job 10h/day, they are statisfied, and you earn your mone.
And tell me that math doesn't count. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Even if you do not use it all the time, it trains you brain for problem solving approach. Furthermore it improves you abstract thinking! A friend of mine who studied in Poland and in US compared math level in US in the junior MS to lower grade in high school.
So what everyone uses M$ Office'97. Ahh, now I get it evolve. But I still agree with Dave Thomas that M$ is the one that should evolve.