{"id":108,"date":"2008-12-11T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stallioncornell.wordpress.com\/2008\/12\/11\/shifting-educational-standards"},"modified":"2008-12-11T21:58:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-11T21:58:00","slug":"shifting-educational-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stallioncornell.com\/blog\/shifting-educational-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Shifting Educational Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m either too busy or too lazy to write a full-on blog entry, so I&#8217;ll pass along a funny e-mail POUNDS forwarded on to me regarding shifting educational standards.<br \/>________<br \/><strong><br \/>Last week I purchased a burger at <span class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1229032826_11\">Burger King<\/span> for $1.58. The counter  girl took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my  pocket and gave it to her.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN\"> <\/p>\n<p><strong>She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at  the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to  just give me two quarters, but she hailed her manager for help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>While he tried to explain the transaction to her she  cried.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do I tell you this? Please read more about the \u201chistory of  teaching math.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><\/i><u> <\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Teaching Math in 1950:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><strong>A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production  is 4\/5 of the price. What is his profit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u> <\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Teaching Math in 1960:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><strong>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?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u> <\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Teaching Math in 1970:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><strong>A logger exchanges a set \u201cL\u201d of lumber for a set \u201cM\u201d of money. The  cardinality of set \u201cM\u201d is 100. Each element is worth one dollar. Make 100 dots  representing the elements of the set \u201cM.\u201d The set \u201cC,\u201d the cost of production,  contains 20 fewer points than does set \u201cM.\u201d Represent the set \u201cC\u201d as a subset of  \u201cM.\u201d Answer this question: What is the cardinality of the set \u201cP\u201d of  profits?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u> <\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Teaching Math in 1980:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u> <\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Teaching Math in 1990:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><strong>By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger makes $20. What do  you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after  answering the question: How did the forest birds and squirrels feel as the  logger cut down the trees? (There are no wrong answers.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u> <\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Teaching Math in 2000:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><strong>A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production  is $120. How does <span style=\"border-bottom:medium none;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0 0;cursor:pointer;\" class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1229032826_12\">Arthur Anderson<\/span> determine that his profit margin is  $60?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u> <\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Teaching Math in 2005:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><strong>El hachero vende un camion carga por $100. La cuesta de production es  \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I'meither too busy or too lazy to write a full-on blog entry, so I'll pass along a funny e-mail POUNDS forwarded on to me regarding shifting educational standards. ________ <strong> Last week I purchased a burger at <span class=\"yshortcuts\" id=\"lw_1229032826_11\">Burger King<\/span> for $1.58. 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