A Sea Of Red

1. Teaching Math In 1950s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ?

2. Teaching Math In 1960s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100 His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?

3 Teaching Math In 1970s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?

4. Teaching Math In 1980s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

5. Teaching Math In 1990s
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers, and if you feel like crying, it's ok. )

6. Teaching Math In 2007

Un hachero vende una carretada de maderapara $100. El costo de la producciones es $80. Cuanto dinero ha hecho?

Waiting for Sly to chime in with his usual Lone Star response...

Cider Jim wrote:Waiting for Sly to chime in with his usual Lone Star response...

What? 2+2=4. Unless you're in Texas where 2 is actually 2.25?

Which would, ironically, indicate that things are smaller in Texas.

RagingTireFire wrote:

Cider Jim wrote:Waiting for Sly to chime in with his usual Lone Star response...

What? 2+2=4. Unless you're in Texas where 2 is actually 2.25?

Which would, ironically, indicate that things are smaller in Texas.

WRONG...
...in Texas...

dos mas dos es igual a cuatro!

2+2=5
for extremely large values of 2.
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Hilarious.

How Texas was dragged into this discussion is beyond me. At least the Latinos are working for a living which is more than I can say for many of those I grew up around in Appalachia.

Sly Fox wrote:How Texas was dragged into this discussion is beyond me. At least the border jumpers are working for a living which is more than I can say for many of those I grew up around in Appalachia.

There i fixed it for you.

Yeah the mojados do work for the most part to keep our service economy going. But there are millions of Latinos who speak Spanish who are 4th & 5th generation citizens. In fact many of their families were on American soil (FL, TX, NM, AZ, CA) long before most of us of the Caucasian or African American persuasion. But that does not fit the stereotype so many of us choose to ignore them.