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From: LindyBill7/13/2005 8:51:24 PM
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HISTORY OF TEACHING MATH

By Trevor Bothwell

This joke was sent to me yesterday by a good friend with whom I used to teach. I share it because I don't think I've ever seen one that was so funny and yet so sad all at the same time.

Here is the "History of Teaching Math" over the last 50 or so years:

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. What is 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 and put a $ sign to the left (front) of it.

Teaching Math In 1990
By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger makes $20 of capitalistic profit. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the forest birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their trees? (There are no wrong answers.)

Teaching Math In 2005
El hachero vende un camion carga por $100. La cuesta de production es.............

And we wonder why jobs requiring basic intelligence are being outsourced to other countries?

In-deed.
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