Math as a survival skill

[gene_225]

I worry about our societies dependence on technology for computing power. When the electric power goes off it is still necessary to compute things. Before I retired a younger engineer asked why I kept a slide rule in my desk. The answer is that it works even when the power goes off.

[neckisred]

Great to see you here gene, I hope all is well. I have to agree, technology has all but eliminated the use of even basic math skills.

[Land_Owner]

Not a laughing matter.  There are and will ever be those that are inclined to excel at mathematics - electronic or otherwise.  We sent men into space with human brains as computers doing what was heretofore unthinkable.   Pioneers exist in every endeavor.  For those that do not think, there is this:

[Doublebass73]

Good point, I'm old enough to have learned on pencil and paper so I should brush up on those skills.

[Ranger99]

I don't know
I think everyone will have to start
fresh from a few centuries ago
One of my youngest relatives can't
look at an old fashioned clock with
hands and tell what time it is.
My understanding is that most all
kids that age can't do any better.
They don't have any understanding of
how an old wind up clock works either
I'm not sure how many younger kids
could sharpen a pencil without poking
it in an electric sharpener

People should have taken heed when
some complained of the trend of
poor spelling and writing skills and
other standards of learning instead of
becoming indignant and hollering
"GRAMMAR NAZI ! " and other stupidity
such as that

[Mule 11]

I am re learning math. Have not needed much of what I learned for decades. I have a solar powered calculator and when the nuclear cloud covers the earth so no more charging of said calculator I won’t need most of the math I’ve already forgotten. Apparently it was as important as knowing what or how to use a present participle is in English.

[Ranger99]

I've probably told it before.
I'll tell it again

Once at work, a lady came through
the service office door sobbing and
red faced and the service advisor
thought something bad had happened
to her.  When she calmed down enough
to talk sense,  she explained her car
was in the lot next door at the shopping
center and she couldn't get in.
The service manager walked over with
her and she points her remote at the
car and says " see? It doesn't work "
he takes the keys from her and opens
the door to look inside to see what
might be wrong,  and she was amazed
that he got inside the car without the
" clicker "
Of course,  nothing was wrong but
the remote battery was dead and
needed replacing

[Mule 11]

She is apparently used to rocket science...

[BUGEYE]

Here in Ga. they have lowered the requirements to graduate from high school and most of the dummies waste the first year of college in remedial subjects.
They have, to me, ruined a generation when they stopped teaching cursive writing.

[gene_225]

Here in Ga. they have lowered the requirements to graduate from high school and most of the dummies waste the first year of college in remedial subjects.
They have, to me, ruined a generation when they stopped teaching cursive writing.

Well, when I started university 58 years ago I gave up cursive except for my signature because I could print faster and could read my notes better. I managed to graduate in engineering and even to work on a couple of masters degrees in seminary over the years. I know that makes me a dummy, but I seem to have done moderatly well. I see no value in cursive except for signatures.

[BUGEYE]

Here in Ga. they have lowered the requirements to graduate from high school and most of the dummies waste the first year of college in remedial subjects.
They have, to me, ruined a generation when they stopped teaching cursive writing.

Well, when I started university 58 years ago I gave up cursive except for my signature because I could print faster and could read my notes better. I managed to graduate in engineering and even to work on a couple of masters degrees in seminary over the years. I know that makes me a dummy, but I seem to have done moderatly well. I see no value in cursive except for signatures.

I print everything too.  Mainly because my cursive is horrible.
But with your degrees you are no dummy.
My point was, the school system is dumbing down the education system, IMO, and the parents are allowing it to happen.
In my county, the kids who excel are from India and Asia.
The white parents who want their kids to excel, send them to private school, the black kids, who are saddled in most cases with a single mom parent, are sucking hind t*t.