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Fractions and decimal points removed from curriculum.

Discussion in 'Politics & Government' started by nesa15, Dec 26, 2009.

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  1. nesa15 Active Member

    nesa15, Dec 26, 2009
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  2. PunkyBrewster79 Lurker

    This is horrible.
    PunkyBrewster79, Dec 26, 2009
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  3. Yoshinori Lurker

    holy shit...thats dumb
    Yoshinori, Dec 26, 2009
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  4. nesa15 Active Member

    There's even one part that says that there was "confusion over how many votes constitute a majority." It seems to me they could figure that out with a fraction. =P
    nesa15, Dec 26, 2009
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  5. ISwearIAmNotATroll Lurker

    HOME SCHOOL FOR THE WIN!!!
    ISwearIAmNotATroll, Dec 26, 2009
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  6. katgirl2787 Dead Man Walking

    Yes, take out the part of math that everyone actually does need in everyday life, because this will make things easier. I guess they won't be learning about money or change either. What a bunch of fucking buffoons.
    katgirl2787, Dec 26, 2009
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  7. Fly_White_Guy_ Active Member

    http://www.snopes.com/lost/false.asp

    Hey, y'all, you might want to click the link at the bottom of the article... Something about it read too much like an Onion article, so I had to do a little digging.
    Fly_White_Guy_, Dec 26, 2009
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  8. beguile unterwegs

    beguile, Dec 26, 2009
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  9. Fly_White_Guy_ Active Member

    It was actually done by Snopes to make a point, which is that if you blindly rely on Snopes to do your fact checking for you, it's the same problem as you blindly relying on emails to be true.

    Which is not to say that the education system in this country is in good shape, especially in Mississippi, but this isn't true.
    Fly_White_Guy_, Dec 26, 2009
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  10. Starfish Pink Bunny

    Yeah, the article got more obviously fake with every sentence. But I'll admit I was a little conflicted, because if Snopes was saying it then it must be true. :lol:
    Starfish, Dec 26, 2009
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  11. vociferous Cogito Ergo Dubito

    Yeah, I noticed that too, and it is a good point.
    vociferous, Dec 26, 2009
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  12. Yoshinori Lurker

    haha, well I'm from Canada so this story sounded pretty legit to me. :lol:
    Yoshinori, Dec 26, 2009
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  13. PunkyBrewster79 Lurker

    Exactly. :D
    PunkyBrewster79, Dec 26, 2009
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  14. Fly_White_Guy_ Active Member

    Because Canadians are retarded?
    Fly_White_Guy_, Dec 26, 2009
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  15. Yoshinori Lurker

    no, cause I hear so much weird shit about America, it didn't even cross my mind to question the authenticity of this article.
    Yoshinori, Dec 27, 2009
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  16. katgirl2787 Dead Man Walking

    All of my righteous indignation was for naught? :sad:

    I should have known that something batshit insane enough to make me angry would be fake.
    katgirl2787, Dec 27, 2009
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  17. Starfish Pink Bunny

    Do you often read American news articles in which officials refer to people as "pinko"? :scratchhead:
    Starfish, Dec 27, 2009
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  18. Flaming_Liberal Active Member

    lol nice.
    Flaming_Liberal, Dec 27, 2009
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  19. PunkyBrewster79 Lurker

    PunkyBrewster79, Dec 27, 2009
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  20. vociferous Cogito Ergo Dubito

    Um, those charts show that the US has one of the highest high school completion rates in the world and appears to be in the middle quintile in some measurement of science knowledge.

    What is the point?
    vociferous, Dec 27, 2009
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