[Mensch]

Funny, or sad? None of this surprises me.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Enjoy!!!!

[George Frm Br00klyn Park]

"1/2" crescent wrench."

M, Now THAT's a SMALL wrench! Crescents are measured from end of jaws to end of handle. Peace and love, George.

[Huck]

A group of students shoud file a class action suit against public schools, the teacher's union, etc. seeking billions in lost potential due to negligence in the classroom.

[TomServo]

5,243 Illinois teachers failed key exams.

[Humidston]

OMG bump!!

[RaceBannon]

Sheesh! Everyone knows the Radius of a circle is next to the ULNA of a circle!...(guys call ME dumb...)

[RightOnline]

I've long heard that the lowest of the low-ranked students in colleges gravitate to education as a major. Now, I tend to reject such generalities, and I believe that there are some exceptional teachers out there............but I'm constantly floored by the drooling idiots I see in public schools today.

[raybbr]

OMG!!!!

I have a son who is 9 5/7ths weeks old. I hope things get better before he gets to school.

[wattsmag2]

Please tell me how I can find the diameter of a circle if I know the radius. Thanks!

Take a string, make a circle around your throat with it. Pull the string very tight.

[Teacher317]

Dagnabbit! Now, how do I hide all of my old FR posts?!? ;^)

[Future Snake Eater]

Not a bit of this surprises me. My roommate's fiancé is studying to be a middle school teacher, and she's basically an idiot (and that's basically sugar-coating things). She will fill their heads with socialist/commie drivel, have them all engage in group hugs, and not teach them a thing. Can't wait to see the product!

[Scully]

"I teach grade 11 and 12 level algebra and trig to adults at a small college. ... I started putting rules and formulas to song. For example on the first day or so of class I usually serenade those who tell me that they are afraid of math with a rendition of: Hey You don't be afraid / Math can't hurt you / It's really not that bad. / The minute you let it into your heart / Then you can start to learn it better / Learning Math can be fun / Math is fun, hey you.... (to the tune of Hey Jude, in case you didn't guess)"

We're in BIG freaking trouble...

[VetoBill]

The problem is that 90% of the guys we bring in can't find an 1/8" on a tape measure . Their job depends on them being able to locate 1/64". This is a fairly good job and most of these guys will do whatever is necessary to keep it. But we are having a very hard time teaching them how to read a ruler and understanding fractions

Schools seem to focus on metric measurements at the lack of SAE. SAE just refuses to die, and should not die because in many instances (carpentry, and mechanics) it is plain superior.

[Always Right]

Please tell me how I can find the diameter of a circle if I know the radius. Thanks!

Its pretty complicated, but you take the square root of the square of the radius, multiply that times 4 Pi, then divide by 2 Pi.

[Darksheare]

But. but... it's more important to know about the political ideology of gay fruit flies that to actually have any real knowledge. And it's more important to 'feel good' about being a functional illiterate. THAT'S what they do in ed school.

Oh, and teach fourth graders how to put on a condom.

[Illbay]

How embarrassing!

Reminds me of a oft-repeated quip from an old college buddy of mine: "Have you ever thought about how really STUPID 'average intelligence' is?"

[vnix]

I have to say that I was pretty fortunate. Our high school was really good. Matter of fact, our entire district was run pretty well and it still is (my kids go there now) They're still into the basics and they don't teach all that touchy feely crap. Maybe it's not the norm, but they really do educate our kids and do a great job. I hear a bunch of stuff about the public school system in general and it actually scares me. My boys are 10 and 13 and I think I'll keep them right were they're at. I get alot of help from them too. I'm a single dad and they actually arranged it so my boys can stay after school till I get off work. It's not latch key, a couple teachers stay late so my boys stay at their rooms till I get there. They get their homework done and it keeps them out of trouble. They're at that age you know.

[dd5339]

That giant sucking sound you hear is society going down the drain at a high rate of speed!

Semper Fi

[LiteKeeper]

Can anyone spell "home schooling"? Hint - it is between the two sets of little marks.

[Britton J Wingfield]

the use of science fiction as a tool in science education. Actually, I've learned a lot of science from science fiction. It's not exactly an efficient way to learn a broad topic, though.