tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post2143187886763500779..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: Math scores, moon shots, and the decline of AmericaThe Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-23008041360340468642008-10-26T12:31:00.000-05:002008-10-26T12:31:00.000-05:00I've got a good solution to this problem, and it g...I've got a good solution to this problem, and it goes like this: make public education universal and compulsory. <BR/><BR/>If the government has the authority to tell 18-year-old men that they have to go to war, then it has the authority to tell 12-year-old boys and girls that they have to show up for public school, whether their parents like it or not!<BR/><BR/>That way, all the educated folks who care about the education of their children will -- once again -- begin to care about the education of all children (including those that their kids will have to live with).<BR/><BR/>Also this: if we live in a world where a grown man can make millions playing a game, then a public school teacher should earn at least ten times as much.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989395041372194357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-63352556552659650972008-10-26T11:48:00.000-05:002008-10-26T11:48:00.000-05:00Curmudgeon –I am a product of the CPS system. Bac...Curmudgeon –<BR/><BR/>I am a product of the CPS system. Back in the Stone Age the only math courses that were available at my High School were Math 1&2, Algebra 1&2, Geometry 1&2, Trig and Solid Geometry. My eight grade test scores in Math were high enough that I immediately went to Algebra 1 and bypassed Math 1&2. Trig and Solid were electives but I had to take them to get my required 6 credits in math. If Calculus had been available I would have taken the course. I didn’t take Calculus until my 3 year in college and the only reason that I took it then was that it was a requirement to take Statistics, which was required to take some upper level (400 series) Econ courses.<BR/><BR/>The problem is that the younger generations do not understand the reason why they should take upper level math courses. Even if they are planning to attend college. They are not pushed by their teachers or parents and not taught how math is applied to everyday life. <BR/><BR/>The Beach BumThe Beach Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459921418291067269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-52161291689557603772008-10-25T10:59:00.000-05:002008-10-25T10:59:00.000-05:00India going to into space??????India going to into space??????Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-3614235059464112762008-10-24T10:29:00.000-05:002008-10-24T10:29:00.000-05:00curmy i feel really bad telling you this but if a ...curmy i feel really bad telling you this but if a young person cannot make change they cannot get a spaceship in the air either. go figure. it makes me very sad... i recently tried to explain to a young person how .1 was larger than .o5. they never did get it. i even used a nickle and a dime. nope. didn't get it. and this was a high school graduate.<BR/><BR/>smiles, bee<BR/>tyvcEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.com