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Prescott, AZ in March. One day you’re outside in shirtsleeves, the next you’re shoveling snow.
It took me a few tries to get the snowflakes falling.
Snowy Sunday
16 Sunday Mar 2008
Posted in Prescott_AZ, weather
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The evolution of teaching math: 1950’s to today
16 Sunday Mar 2008
Posted in cultural marxism, Humor, political correctness
I got this by email from friend G.H.:
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. Whatis 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 2005
Un ranchero vende una carretera de madera para $100. El cuesto de la produccion era $80. Cuantos tortillas
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Wright: Obama’s minister or imam?
16 Sunday Mar 2008
Obama’s pastor and longtime spiritual advisor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright said:
Obama has denounced these remarks. I heard a clip of Wright on TV this morning. And to me, this man did not sound like a Christian minister, but like a radical Muslim imam.
Obama and Wright have a long history together:
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