[Rhodes22-list] Teaching Math

[Todd Tavares]

 This is a joke, but it is so true.  My teaches third grade and sometimes
I help her grade papers.  The 1997 version is exactly the kind of
problems the kids have.  The sad point is that even her best math kids
fail because the forget to answer the question bt writing "I think the
logger makes a terrible way of living because......"

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Brad Haslett"
  To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Teaching Math
  Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:07:37 -0600


  Evolution in teaching math since the 1950s:

  1. Teaching Math In 1957

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

  2. Teaching Math In 1967

  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?

  3. Teaching Math In 1977

  A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production
  is
  $80. Did he make a profit?

  4. Teaching Math In 1987

  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.

  5. Teaching Math In 1997

  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,
  and if
  you feel like crying, it's ok.)

  6. Teaching Math In 2008

  Un hachero vende una carretada de madera para $100. El costo de la
  producciones es $80. Cuanto dinero ha hecho?
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