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for you, to have a little humor from your day to day routine! The
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is known.
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Teaching Math .. a timeline !
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Teaching Math In 1950
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production
is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?
Teaching Math In 1960
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?
Teaching Math In 1970
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production
is $80. Did he make a profit?
Teaching Math In 1980
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production
is $80 and the difference is $20. What is his profit?
Teaching Math from 1990 till
date
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.)
Money wise ?!
A wise old gentleman retired and purchased
a modest home near a junior high school. He spent the first few
weeks of his retirement in peace and contentment. Then a new school
year began. The very next afternoon three young boys, full of
youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his street, beating
merrily on every trash can they encountered. The crashing percussion
continued day after day, until finally the wise old man decided
it was time to take some action.
The next afternoon, he walked out to
meet the young percussionists as they banged their way down the
street. Stopping them, he said, "You kids are a lot of fun.
I like to see you express your exuberance like that. In fact,
I used to do the same thing when I was your age. Will you do me
a favor? I'll give you each a dollar if you'll promise to come
around every day and do your thing."
The kids were elated and continued
to do a bang-up job on the trashcans.
After a few days, the old-timer greeted
the kids again, but this time he had a sad smile on his face.
"This recession's really putting a big dent in my income,"
he told them. "From now on, I'll only be able to pay you
50 cents to beat on the cans."
The noisemakers were obviously displeased,
but they accepted his offer and continued their afternoon ruckus.
A few days later, the wily retiree approached them again as they
drummed their way down the street.
"Look," he said, "I
haven't received my Social Security check yet, so I'm not going
to be able to give you more than 25 cents. Will that be okay?"
"A quarter?" the drum leader
exclaimed. "If you think we're going to waste our time, beating
these cans around for a quarter, you will be disappointed! No
way, dude. We quit!"
The old man enjoyed peace and serenity
for the rest of his days.