mybeach Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Are they? Do they teach anything without using a computer? Look, I get it, I'm old. Big deal. Do they teach times tables? Long division? Most importantly, fractions? How to read a ruler? Damn, they keep trying to put these kids in the field with me, but, other than physical labor, they really are not much help. I figure a guy that wears a tape measure on his belt knows how to use it. I was wrong. 3 guys so far, from 3 different backgrounds, all in their 20's. And I asked a couple of the girls in the office, too. None of them know how to do fractions. None of them were capable of adding 9/16 to an inch inch and a half. None of them. I asked the kid to set up the table saw to rip a piece down to 1.5 inches. Nope. It was very quiet for like 10 minutes. I went outside to figure out what was taking so long, I'm pretty sure he was bleeding from the ears trying to figure it out. oax, charloots, Chunkah and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfishkiller Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Mexicans White kids are useless. Niffty 1 how lucky am i to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard Shooting a coon in a 60ft tree out of a boat in the dark holding a flashlight can be tricky. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkah Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 I hired a kid out of a local vo tech and the kid was totally useless. USELESS. My kids learn math for sure. Fractions, long division, multiplication. How to read a tape measure...not so much. But, Wifey has worked with them on it. They do learn math differently then we did as kids....it is confusing for my old brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmlandru Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Guzintas is a lost art. We chudda switched to metric when the chance arose. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition. Ce n'est pas le mur derrière lequel il se passe quelque chose, mais bien la cuisinière dans laquelle on a brûlé quelque chose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkah Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 5 mins ago, redfishkiller said: Brazilians White kids are useless. FIFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybeach Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 3 mins ago, redfishkiller said: Mexicans White kids are useless. One is Puerto Rican. Nope. No good for anything that requires braining. One is white, he was late because he got pulled over for being alone in the HOV lane. $175 ticket. I bet he can't calculate how many hours he has to work to pay for that lol. It's not just lately, either. I don't think anyone younger than 50 has been taught that stuff. Shaky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybeach Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 The nuns beat fractions into my brain with a ruler across my knuckles. Maybe it's just catholic school thing? harley48, Markushook, 2mcfisher48 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfishkiller Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 2 mins ago, Chunkah said: I hired a kid out of a local vo tech and the kid was totally useless. USELESS. My kids learn math for sure. Fractions, long division, multiplication. How to read a tape measure...not so much. But, Wifey has worked with them on it. They do learn math differently then we did as kids....it is STUPID! Fify how lucky am i to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard Shooting a coon in a 60ft tree out of a boat in the dark holding a flashlight can be tricky. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkah Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 It really is! ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybeach Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 I really wanted to teach these kids, but it would require sending them back to 3rd grade to start over. The one kid simply could not figure out what an inch and a half was. Here kid, sweep up the sawdust. Stay out of my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybeach Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 This is a construction firm. Everything we do requires math. Regular math. Basic math. Grade school math. What the hell are they doing in school? Anyway, I guess I'll keep trying. Maybe someone will pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick9915 Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 My job is math intensive. You would be surprised how many people cannot do basic math. It's amazing and sad. I see on the book of faces these "difficult" math questions. Like "2+5(3x3)" The answer is 47 because of PEMDAS. Markushook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfishkiller Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 2 mins ago, mybeach said: This is a construction firm. Everything we do requires math. Regular math. Basic math. Grade school math. What the hell are they doing in school? Anyway, I guess I'll keep trying. Maybe someone will pick it up. I bet the can program your phone! Or kick your ass in call of duty! gadwall8 and Mangomania 2 how lucky am i to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard Shooting a coon in a 60ft tree out of a boat in the dark holding a flashlight can be tricky. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfishkiller Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 3 mins ago, The Ghost of 9915 said: My job is math intensive. You would be surprised how many people cannot do basic math. It's amazing and sad. I see on the book of faces these "difficult" math questions. Like "2+5(3x3)" The answer is 47 because of PEMDAS. How is that 47 lol how lucky am i to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard Shooting a coon in a 60ft tree out of a boat in the dark holding a flashlight can be tricky. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfishkiller Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 You just need to catch up old man! how lucky am i to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard Shooting a coon in a 60ft tree out of a boat in the dark holding a flashlight can be tricky. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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