I am a math teacher in Florida. My anecdotal evidence is reflected in data that is becoming apparent above and over the F-U-D of whatever devil group you wish to posit (Corporate Blah-Blah/Education Lobby/Gummint Know-alls, etc.).
We are awash in technolgy and the worse for it. When you come across a 17 year old who does not know what "8 * 7" is, and is ANGRY when you expect him to add "4 + 1" (YES, really!) without a ca'calatuh, something is bad, bad wrong.
Yet, that is the way it is. Last week, I watched a class for a teacher for a few moments and saw an otherwise happy normal floundering around finding the mean (That's "average"...) of 6 numbers. He was in front of a Dell Pentium 4 AND had a scientific graphing calculator that could run the banking systems in four small countries simultaneously and he HAD NO CLUE!!
We do not demand things of our students today because we wish to "bypass" those dreary rote things so we can get to *High*Level*Thinking* .
What nonsense.
You would not allow a doctor to perform surgery on you without knowing the requirements of his trade. You would not allow a pilot to fly a plane in which you were traveling unless he was completely qualified and certified.
Yet, we throw a ca'calatuh in front of a third grader, do not demand ability to spell and write a complete sentence and demand only that the student feel good about himself.
Keep up the good work, Junta!
Charles
George-
Thank you for your contribution to our knowledge base. My above reply was supposed to directed to a commenter "below my threshhold" and not you.
Just one question: Do you think these sheets make me look fat?
See you at the conflagration,
CW
Please...
Re-read the post, PLEASE. Notice that the offending sentence is in quotes. Why would I do that? Could it be...I don't know...SARCASM? "No, actually, it's just that from time to time, I feel obligated to put certain sentences in quotes."
Why not try looking at the original post on slashdot? What is the purpose of stating that the site is a wee bit conservative? Informational? New policy? Maoism 2006?
C'mon! Wake up and smell the reefer!
BTW, I notice you don't put your Categories of Understanding in your post. Why not? Scared? "Oh, you see, I can transcend my categories because I'm ____________!"
Just another _________.
CW
Better check out your Categories of Understanding, pal!
"Oh, it's just a conservative site making these complaints."
Pedophiles, ax murderers, conservatives...
Tell me again about these high ideals, diversity, freedom of expression and the like.
Oh yeah! For approved thought only.
CW
That's what this means. As soon as a winner became apparent in the OSS Distro fog, the major players would join in to try to make a buck.
Good for them!
Good for Debian.
Good for you.
Charles
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James Blish, call your office.
I am a math teacher in Florida. My anecdotal evidence is reflected in data that is becoming apparent above and over the F-U-D of whatever devil group you wish to posit (Corporate Blah-Blah/Education Lobby/Gummint Know-alls, etc.). We are awash in technolgy and the worse for it. When you come across a 17 year old who does not know what "8 * 7" is, and is ANGRY when you expect him to add "4 + 1" (YES, really!) without a ca'calatuh, something is bad, bad wrong. Yet, that is the way it is. Last week, I watched a class for a teacher for a few moments and saw an otherwise happy normal floundering around finding the mean (That's "average"...) of 6 numbers. He was in front of a Dell Pentium 4 AND had a scientific graphing calculator that could run the banking systems in four small countries simultaneously and he HAD NO CLUE!! We do not demand things of our students today because we wish to "bypass" those dreary rote things so we can get to *High*Level*Thinking* . What nonsense. You would not allow a doctor to perform surgery on you without knowing the requirements of his trade. You would not allow a pilot to fly a plane in which you were traveling unless he was completely qualified and certified. Yet, we throw a ca'calatuh in front of a third grader, do not demand ability to spell and write a complete sentence and demand only that the student feel good about himself. Keep up the good work, Junta! Charles
George- Thank you for your contribution to our knowledge base. My above reply was supposed to directed to a commenter "below my threshhold" and not you. Just one question: Do you think these sheets make me look fat? See you at the conflagration, CW
Please... Re-read the post, PLEASE. Notice that the offending sentence is in quotes. Why would I do that? Could it be...I don't know...SARCASM? "No, actually, it's just that from time to time, I feel obligated to put certain sentences in quotes." Why not try looking at the original post on slashdot? What is the purpose of stating that the site is a wee bit conservative? Informational? New policy? Maoism 2006? C'mon! Wake up and smell the reefer! BTW, I notice you don't put your Categories of Understanding in your post. Why not? Scared? "Oh, you see, I can transcend my categories because I'm ____________!" Just another _________. CW
Better check out your Categories of Understanding, pal! "Oh, it's just a conservative site making these complaints." Pedophiles, ax murderers, conservatives... Tell me again about these high ideals, diversity, freedom of expression and the like. Oh yeah! For approved thought only. CW
That's what this means. As soon as a winner became apparent in the OSS Distro fog, the major players would join in to try to make a buck. Good for them! Good for Debian. Good for you. Charles