Anybody know anybody in California? I'll be your friend....

#11 08-21-2008, 12:25 AM

GP lisper wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:23:38 +0000 (UTC), <kkylheku@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On 2008-08-20, Kenny <kentilton@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Actually the Algebra mandate was a political move "pumped up" by The
>>>Arnold. The girly men educators are suggesting it might be a dumb idea
>>>since kids entering eighth grade cannot even add.
>>
>>Is that true? I went to grade eight in Ontario, Canada. I'm certain we did
>>algebra as part of the core math course: things like manipulating n-degree
>>polynomials and such. My recollection is hazy, but we might have even covered
>>factoring, and the quadratic formula for obtaining the roots of a degree two
>>polynomial.
>
>
> When I was in Californias school system in the eighth grade we had to
> take Algebra. It was probably dropped later to prevent leaving kids
> behind (that might be the teachers fault yah know). I survived most
> of the bozos acting as teachers in the Great Socialist State.
>
> How long before Arnie gets booted from office? The KA liberals might
> stall this until then, they just want a free ride not actual work.
> OTOH, they can now blame the software...
>

I can start another Lisp Winter?! That would be so cool.

kt

#12 08-21-2008, 06:36 PM

On 2008-08-21, GP lisper <spambait@CloudDancer.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:23:38 +0000 (UTC), <kkylheku@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2008-08-20, Kenny <kentilton@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Actually the Algebra mandate was a political move "pumped up" by The
>>> Arnold. The girly men educators are suggesting it might be a dumb idea
>>> since kids entering eighth grade cannot even add.
>>
>> Is that true? I went to grade eight in Ontario, Canada. I'm certain we did
>> algebra as part of the core math course: things like manipulating n-degree
>> polynomials and such. My recollection is hazy, but we might have even covered
>> factoring, and the quadratic formula for obtaining the roots of a degree two
>> polynomial.
>
> When I was in Californias school system in the eighth grade we had to
> take Algebra. It was probably dropped later to prevent leaving kids
> behind (that might be the teachers fault yah know).

That's idiotic. At some point you have to simply accept that some people will
be left behind because of life circumstances, laziness or plain stupidity. You
can't lower the bar so that everyone goes through, the passage then loses its
meaning.

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