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90% of the population doesn't need math to survive, the other 25% use it on a daily basis.

whats the problem? they were only 15% off

Engrish?

JC

bamf75: 90% of the population doesn't need math to survive, the other 25% use it on a daily basis.

Dammit. Came to say:

There are three kinds of people in this world; those good with numbers and those that aren't.

I blame the metric system

Why do they need to be good at math when all that is required of them to work at McDonalds is to touch the pictures on the screen like they do in Idiocracy?

Well, the world needs ditch-diggers, too.

there are 10 types of people in this world. those who understand binary and those who dont

The kids that sell drugs are always the best at math.

There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who can read binary and those who can't.

So, that's like twice as many, right?

DaintySavage: there are 10 types of people in this world. those who understand binary and those who dont

roughridersfan: There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who can read binary and those who can't.

You Make Paris Hilton's head explode, much like her herpes outbreaks.

The sad thing is that they had to seriously dumb down the math curriculum to get that 50%. If they used math text books from the 1950s they probably couldn't get 10%.

I'll be the first to say it, ÷0 subby! ≥ Job!

Khaal, I hope you saved me a window seat.

/cant help it lol till i almost pee

HotWingConspiracy: The kids that sell drugs are always the best at math.

Not true.

Have you ever tried to get change from a drug dealer?
You might as well be a Sylvan tutor for about ten minutes.

Well done Subby!.

I'm really bad at math 'cause I thought 50% was half....and damn it I guess under this new math it is 61%.... "This year, only 61 percent of students were deemed to be at grade level in math, compared with 86 last year."

exactly why my son attends the Harlem Success Academy.

one of the biggest problems of the nyc public school is that the parents arent involved in their children's education and dont assist them with homework or any type of at home learning. the parents hold their children back from succeeding and those students hold the rest of the class back from being able to move past the basics.

oftentimes because they (the parents) dont speak english.

Then you have the elite NYC public schools like Stuyvesant or Bronx Science where the students are whizzes in math/science.

as well as thousands of dollars in principal and teacher bonuses.

That's what's wrong with the system. The assholes are getting a bonus for doing their jobs right. How about if you don't do your job right you don't get paid the full amount. That would be the right way to run the district. That's how most peoples jobs work.

roughridersfan: There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who can read binary and those who can't.

and those who mistake gray code for binary.

OscarTamerz: as well as thousands of dollars in principal and teacher bonuses.

That's what's wrong with the system. The assholes are getting a bonus for doing their jobs right. How about if you don't do your job right you don't get paid the full amount. That would be the right way to run the district. That's how most peoples jobs work.

Practically speaking, the percentage advantage is exactly the same if you reward good people vs penalizing bad people. Except rewards make people feel happier. No, the reali problem is the soul-sucking bureacracy that stifles all innovation and drives most good teachers mad within a few years. Teacher's unions, just like any unions, are only there to serve the interests of their worst members, not their best, and schools are more interested in keeping things quiet than improving and potentially exposing past idiocy.

I say introduce school vouchers. If parents can choose who gets their money, schools will very quickly improve, since a good education will suddenly be the only thing that matters.

* were

... assuming subby is (sarcastically) suggesting that there isn't any such subject. If for some reason s/he isn't, then "was" is correct, but "if only" doesn't make any sense.

j0ndas Quote 2010-07-29 04:17:58 AM

I say introduce school vouchers. If parents can choose who gets their money, schools will very quickly improve, since a good education will suddenly be the only thing that matters.

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vouchers do nothing but admit the public system is failed, and takes resources and money away from it. It needs to and can be fixed. The problem is politics always gets in the way of doing it right. For starters pay teachers more to attract better talent. Then you have to have a society full of opportunities, rather than everyone fighting for a few good paying jobs. And finally you have to give more money to poor areas that don't get the same funding per capita