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A friend writes....
============================== Last week a friend purchased a burger and fries at McDonalds for $3.58. The counter girl took his $4.00 and 8 cents that he pulled from his pocket and gave to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies. While looking at the screen on her register, he sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give him two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there and cried. Why did he tell me this? Because it's a long way around for a joke about the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s: 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 sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit? > > > > > > 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 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.) > > > > > > Teaching Math In 2006 Un ranchero vende una carretera de madera para $100. El cuesto de la produccion era $80. Cuantos tortillas se puede comprar? -tj -- ============================================== J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) http://www.jtjohnson.com tom at jtjohnson.com "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." -- Buckminster Fuller ============================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/attachments/20060317/11b86861/attachment.htm |
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Oh yeah, that math they have today... it's not as good as the math we
when we were young. ~~James <--- Learned math in the 80's, and believe me, there was NO underlining involved. I would remember that. |
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Thanks for the laugh, Tom. I feel sorry for the poor girl in
McDonald's, though. Obviously she couldn't learn math because she doesn't speak Spanish. Dede On Mar 17, 2006, at 9:06 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: > A friend writes.... > ============================== > > Last week a friend purchased a burger and fries at McDonalds for > $3.58. The?counter girl took his $4.00 and 8 cents that he pulled from > his pocket and gave to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 > pennies. While looking at the screen on her register, he sensed her > discomfort and tried to tell her to just give him two quarters, but > she hailed the manager for help. While he?tried to explain the > transaction to her, she stood there and cried.? > > Why did he tell me?this?? Because it's a long way around for a joke > about the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s: > > 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 sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production > is?$80. Did he make a profit? > > > > > > > > > > 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 > 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.) > > > > > > > > > > Teaching Math In 2006 > Un ranchero vende una carretera de madera para $100. El cuesto de la > produccion era $80. Cuantos tortillas se puede comprar? > > -tj > -- > ============================================== > J. T. Johnson > Institute for Analytic Journalism > www.analyticjournalism.com > 505.577.6482 (c)???????????????????????????????? 505.473.9646(h) > http://www.jtjohnson.com?????????????? tom at jtjohnson.com > > "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. > To change something, build a new model that makes the > existing model obsolete." > ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? -- Buckminster > Fuller > ======================================================================= > =================================== > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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>From another point: in former USSR education, especially math, was so good,
that... we didn't have McDonalds. So, I am for diversity of life and healthy balance of things. :-) Mikhail ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dede Densmore" <[hidden email]> To: "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group" <Friam at redfish.com> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Progress in math Thanks for the laugh, Tom. I feel sorry for the poor girl in McDonald's, though. Obviously she couldn't learn math because she doesn't speak Spanish. Dede On Mar 17, 2006, at 9:06 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: > A friend writes.... > ============================== > > Last week a friend purchased a burger and fries at McDonalds for > $3.58. The counter girl took his $4.00 and 8 cents that he pulled from > his pocket and gave to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 > pennies. While looking at the screen on her register, he sensed her > discomfort and tried to tell her to just give him two quarters, but > she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to explain the > transaction to her, she stood there and cried. > > Why did he tell me this? Because it's a long way around for a joke > about the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s: > > 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 sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production > is $80. Did he make a profit? > > > > > > > > > > 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 > 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.) > > > > > > > > > > Teaching Math In 2006 > Un ranchero vende una carretera de madera para $100. El cuesto de la > produccion era $80. Cuantos tortillas se puede comprar? > > -tj > -- > ============================================== > J. T. Johnson > Institute for Analytic Journalism > www.analyticjournalism.com > 505.577.6482 (c) 505.473.9646(h) > http://www.jtjohnson.com tom at jtjohnson.com > > "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. > To change something, build a new model that makes the > existing model obsolete." > -- Buckminster > Fuller > ======================================================================= > =================================== > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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I just imagined that all girls, even in McDonalds, are so smart as people in
this forum :-) Do you want to flirt with them? --Mikhail ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mikhail Gorelkin" <[hidden email]> To: "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group" <Friam at redfish.com> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Progress in math > >From another point: in former USSR education, especially math, was so > >good, > that... we didn't have McDonalds. > So, I am for diversity of life and healthy balance of things. > > :-) Mikhail > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dede Densmore" <dede at backspaces.net> > To: "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group" > <Friam at redfish.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 12:28 PM > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Progress in math > > > Thanks for the laugh, Tom. I feel sorry for the poor girl in > McDonald's, though. Obviously she couldn't learn math because she > doesn't speak Spanish. > Dede > On Mar 17, 2006, at 9:06 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: > >> A friend writes.... >> ============================== >> >> Last week a friend purchased a burger and fries at McDonalds for >> $3.58. The counter girl took his $4.00 and 8 cents that he pulled from >> his pocket and gave to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 >> pennies. While looking at the screen on her register, he sensed her >> discomfort and tried to tell her to just give him two quarters, but >> she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to explain the >> transaction to her, she stood there and cried. >> >> Why did he tell me this? Because it's a long way around for a joke >> about the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s: >> >> 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 sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production >> is $80. Did he make a profit? >> > > >> > > >> > > >> 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 >> 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.) >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Teaching Math In 2006 >> Un ranchero vende una carretera de madera para $100. El cuesto de la >> produccion era $80. Cuantos tortillas se puede comprar? >> >> -tj >> -- >> ============================================== >> J. T. Johnson >> Institute for Analytic Journalism >> www.analyticjournalism.com >> 505.577.6482 (c) 505.473.9646(h) >> http://www.jtjohnson.com tom at jtjohnson.com >> >> "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. >> To change something, build a new model that makes the >> existing model obsolete." >> -- Buckminster >> Fuller >> ======================================================================= >> =================================== >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > |
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