OMG. I used to tell everyone that arithmetic is not math. Amazingly nobody
(who is not into math) cares. Just ask my wife.
Cary
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 5:43 AM, David Faler <dfaler_at_tlcdelivers.com> wrote:
> I think math is essential, but what they teach in schools these days isn't
> math. It's arithmetic. Some intro philosophy courses teach math. I'll
> stop before I start ranting.
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 12:04 AM, Kelly Lucas <klucas_at_isovera.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 2:57 AM, Thomas Krichel <krichel_at_openlib.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Wilhelmina Randtke writes
> > >
> > > > Pretty much the whole entire entry level programming class for the
> > > average
> > > > class covers using code to do things that you can do much more easily
> > > > without code.
> > >
> > > Probably it was the wrong course. I think coding should start with
> > > building web pages. A calculator can't do that.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel
> > > http://authorprofile.org/pkr1
> > > skype: thomaskrichel
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kelly R. Lucas
> > Senior Developer
> > Isovera, Inc.
> > klucas_at_isovera.com
> > http://www.isovera.com
> > http://drupal.org/user/271780
> > twitter: @bp1101
> >
>
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Received on Wed Feb 27 2013 - 12:58:02 EST