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Are children still being taught basic Arithmetic?

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mybeach

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. ..
 

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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!

 

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. ..
 

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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. ..
 

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