Student invents new math process

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:30:04 -0500, vincent p. norris
wrote:

I believe education majors in universities have the lowest SAT scores of
any field other than physical education.

That seems to be true, and it is one of the most rgrettable things
about our society. Our kids should be taught by the brightest, not
by the dimmest.

vince norris


Once in a while you get exceptions. Back in the day. . .well I guess
it wasn't THAT long ago (81 or thereabouts. . .God) I had a math
teacher that was a graduate of Brown University. In what I don't
recall but I think he just did the teaching because he *liked* it not
because he needed the money. He was a big guy and old school (even
back then) and you did NOT screw around in class like they do these
day. Well not if you valued your health :-)

vincent p. norris wrote:

I believe education majors in universities have the lowest SAT scores of
any field other than physical education.


That seems to be true, and it is one of the most rgrettable things
about our society. Our kids should be taught by the brightest, not
by the dimmest.

vince norris

Unfortunately most of the brightest won't work for what our schools and
we are willing to pay.

Fortunately there are some top notch teachers who are working for
peanuts because they believe in what they do. My wife and daughter are
among them, both graduated summa cum laude from university and both
have gone on to advanced degrees to become better teachers. Lucky for my
wife I don't teach and have always made about ten times what teachers
do. Daughter is a single mom and has sacrificed a lot for what she
believes in. IMHO we need more people like my two ladies.

George

Ok, so she did the fraction subtraction, then borrowed from the ones
place, rather than the other way around.

So bleeping whut?

Roger that-

I just read the article in the local base paper.

Her "math teacher" [sic] was amazed because he said you can subrtract the
fractions in only 5 steps, instead of 7 like he has been teaching.

What about doing it in three steps like they used to teach?!?!?!?!?!?!

Convert to LCD, subtract, convert back?

Apparently with the "new math" you have to break each term up into common
units, subtract each one separately, convert back, then add together,
combine, etc. . . .

Steve Swartz



"Mark Schaeffer" wrote in message
...
Ok, so she did the fraction subtraction, then borrowed from the ones
place, rather than the other way around.

So bleeping whut?