Education....

And that brings up another point that bugs me...This is the United States of America and Engish is the language spoken here...Why then must we provide "bilingual education"...I maintain that if a person lives here they need learn to speak English NOT the other way around...

THIS should open a can of worms!

Rooster
www.rockerwisdom.com

Here is a nice liitle post on another web
> site I just saw. Thought this would fit in
> with this thread.

> Terry (Houston)

> Posted by George on June 30, 2003 at
> 07:28:44:

> Teaching Math in 1950: A logger sells a
> truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of
> production is
> 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

> Teaching Math in 1960: 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?

> Teaching Math in 1970: A logger exchanges a
> set "L" of lumber for a set
> "M" of money. The cardinality of
> set "M" is 100. Each element is
> worth one dollar. Make
> 100 dots representing the elements of the
> set "M." The set "C",
> the cost of production contains 20 fewer
> points than set "M." Represent the
> set "C" as a subset of set
> "M" and answer the following
> question: What is the cardinality of the set
> "P" of profits?

> Teaching Math in 1980: 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.

> Teaching Math in 1990: By cutting down
> beautiful forest trees, the logger makes
> $20. What do you think of this way of making
> a living? Topic for class participation
> after answering the question: How did the
> forest birds and squirrels "feel"
> as the logger cut down the trees? There are
> no wrong answers.

> Teaching Math in 2000: A logger sells a
> truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of
> production is $120. How does Arthur Andersen
> determine that his profit margin is $60?

> Teaching Math in 2010: El hachero vende un
> camion carga por $100. La cuesta de
> production es...




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