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La Shawn Barber’s Corner » Empty-Headed Education: Here, LaShawn gives me to understand that idiots are trying to teach math in YET another new way. Kids find math hard, so instead of helping them, and encouraging them to keep at it, beef-brained teachers dumb it down. Hey, I’ve taken graduate-level math courses. Here’s one thing … Continue reading Strangeness in math education
Classic Fallacies Our mathematical correspondent has just announced some startling discoveries, claiming to have found conclusive proof that 1 is equal to 2, that every person in Canada is the same age, that a ladder will fall infinitely fast if you pull on it, and many other results that threaten the very fabric of common … Continue reading Classic Fallacies
No, really. I also think the country and its citizens (of whichever ethnic background you care to choose) have very serious flaws. They have been, but are no longer, a world power. They continue to act like a world power, however, and get pissed when people keep ignoring them when they make pronouncements. See any … Continue reading I really do love France, in the long run
I wait patiently for Peter to arrive at the Starbuck’s near the CU campus. He’s got a math test right now, and I wait to offer condolences or congratulations, as applicable. Hard to believe I’m going to be home for a while. It’s rather a strange place to me now and has gotten me to … Continue reading Starbucks in the morning
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