Teaching Math from 50's to Today...
1. Teaching Math In 1950...A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? $____

2. Teaching Math In 1970...A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit? $___

3. Teaching Math In 1990...A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit? __Yes or __No

4. Teaching Math In 2000...A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

5. Teaching Math In 2015...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 downtheir homes? There are no wrong answers, feel free to express your feelings e.g, anger, anxiety, inadequacy, helplessness etc. Should you require debriefing at conclusion of exam there are counselors available to assist you adjust back into the real world.

أن تكلفة الإنتاج هو 4/5 السعر

6. Teaching Math In 2025...
مسجل تبيع شاحنة محملة بالأخشاب مقابل 100 دولار.ما هو الربح له؟

Thats too damned true + not funny.

The other "math" is accepting any answer as an answer is better than none.
I always ask those parents if they would fly in a plane that was designed and made by the "any answer "types ??

I have a history major but I have a metal shop as my profession. I use Geometry / math every day.Several years ago when business was thin I debated to shutting down the shop + teaching history in school. All my college buds who were already teaching school said good luck,that's the job we all want.So I still on a daily basis do my geometry in turning rectangles into circles,etc. Math is WAY too important to let students slip on.Our country needs that future of math people.

Really pisses me off when I go somewhere, pay cash, and the till person can't make change.

Grizz

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Originally posted by NormanConquest:
I have a history major but I have a metal shop as my profession. I use Geometry / math every day.Several years ago when business was thin I debated to shutting down the shop + teaching history in school. All my college buds who were already teaching school said good luck,that's the job we all want.So I still on a daily basis do my geometry in turning rectangles into circles,etc. Math is WAY too important to let students slip on.Our country needs that future of math people.

No matter what you do, math plays a role, the language of the Universe.

Grizz

By the time a kid reaches 4th grade he or she should know what a derivative is and what an integral is and what a unit circle is, let alone whether the guy made a profit on a bunch of wood.