Get 'em while they're young

Tonington

Hall of Fame Member
Oct 27, 2006
15,441
150
63
If the group didn't like distributive, they'd absolutely quivver with rage at commutative, closure, and other field properties.

You have the order all wrong. Commutative should come after closure. Commie bastard mathematicians! :lol:

The distributive property in elementary grades can be used for mental math.
Example. Hey, Locutus, what's 27 times 12? No pencils, please! And no calculator...
Momentary pause...
Sally says, without flinching, 324.
How'd she do that?
27 x 12 = 27 x (10 + 2)
= 27x10 + 27x2
= 270 + 54
= 324

Gasp, you mean you want students to understand fundamental concepts? Rather than memorization and long form calculations? Socialist! :lol:
 

Spade

Ace Poster
Nov 18, 2008
12,822
49
48
11
Aether Island
You have the order all wrong. Commutative should come after closure. Commie bastard mathematicians! :lol:



Gasp, you mean you want students to understand fundamental concepts? Rather than memorization and long form calculations? Socialist! :lol:
From each, according to his ability...
 

damngrumpy

Executive Branch Member
Mar 16, 2005
9,949
21
38
kelowna bc
There are all kinds of things out there that I could take issue with today some of it
valid some just silly like this one. It is an example and a form of math calculation.
Our the children that simple they are going to be hypnotised into a belief system?
Actually no, children, healthy children question everything and as a parent all of
us have faced that at one time or another.
The real problem I have is with children being taught hate in the halls of education
and Sunday School No I am not talking about the majority of schools and churches
but there are some scary examples like the Westboro Baptists and their hate we saw
right here on these threads.
Some years ago there was a school in Central Alberta that allegedly preached a form
of hatred for minorities for a while, if I am not mistaken, I think it was Bentley or some
place near there. I have some information on it somewhere in my dormant files but
somebody out there might remember.
I believe kids should learn about all sectors of society, not to indoctrinated but to inform
and educate. The reason scam artists do so well is because ignorance in many cases
is still king. If people can see the workings of a scam artist they won't likely fall for the
nonsense in the first place.
Children are no different if we truly educate them the first thing they will learn is there is
more than one opinion about everything and they should develop their own view based
on as much information as possible.
 

JLM

Hall of Fame Member
Nov 27, 2008
75,301
548
113
Vernon, B.C.
There are all kinds of things out there that I could take issue with today some of it
valid some just silly like this one. It is an example and a form of math calculation.
Our the children that simple they are going to be hypnotised into a belief system?
Actually no, children, healthy children question everything and as a parent all of
us have faced that at one time or another.
The real problem I have is with children being taught hate in the halls of education
and Sunday School No I am not talking about the majority of schools and churches
but there are some scary examples like the Westboro Baptists and their hate we saw
right here on these threads.
Some years ago there was a school in Central Alberta that allegedly preached a form
of hatred for minorities for a while, if I am not mistaken, I think it was Bentley or some
place near there. I have some information on it somewhere in my dormant files but
somebody out there might remember.
I believe kids should learn about all sectors of society, not to indoctrinated but to inform
and educate. The reason scam artists do so well is because ignorance in many cases
is still king. If people can see the workings of a scam artist they won't likely fall for the
nonsense in the first place.
Children are no different if we truly educate them the first thing they will learn is there is
more than one opinion about everything and they should develop their own view based
on as much information as possible.

Keegstra from Eckville is memory serves me!
 

damngrumpy

Executive Branch Member
Mar 16, 2005
9,949
21
38
kelowna bc
Keegstra you are right, allegedly there was a school in Bentley that was run
by someone else who had links to him, I think its time I dug out some of my
old files on this.
 

IdRatherBeSkiing

Satelitte Radio Addict
May 28, 2007
15,296
2,914
113
Toronto, ON
I thought the distributive property was just a mathimatical property.

5*(2+5) = (5*2) + (5*5)

Math problems as I recall always involved cash, trains or apples. Mary had $20 for 3 apples. Apples are $6 a piece. If she buys all 3 apples, will she have enough cash left for her $3 train ride home? Discuss.
 

JLM

Hall of Fame Member
Nov 27, 2008
75,301
548
113
Vernon, B.C.
Keegstra you are right, allegedly there was a school in Bentley that was run
by someone else who had links to him, I think its time I dug out some of my
old files on this.

That guy is nuts. Why don't they talk to some holocaust survivors before shooting off their trap?
 

damngrumpy

Executive Branch Member
Mar 16, 2005
9,949
21
38
kelowna bc
I'd rather be skiing, if that is the case there are far more things to worry about.

As for teaching children other things in schools just a touch on the Registrar
affair that had a lot to do with education. Keegstra was the subject of an
inquiry, that lasted a little shorter than two years. His teachings and beliefs
were defended by some notable people including one Stockwell Day.
Day was the Principal of a fundamentalist school in Bentley and the schools
curriculum included alleged derogatory statements against Muslims and
Jews. Day personally denied he had those views, but the school curriculum
taught them at the time it was alleged. Don't remember the outcome of
the inquiry. It would appear to me that teaching things like that or the
Westboro Baptist Church and it teachings would be much more damaging
than a math equation that could be interpreted several different ways.
To be fair it was never proven that Mr. Day shared all the views of the curriculum.
 

JLM

Hall of Fame Member
Nov 27, 2008
75,301
548
113
Vernon, B.C.
I thought the distributive property was just a mathimatical property.

5*(2+5) = (5*2) + (5*5)

Math problems as I recall always involved cash, trains or apples. Mary had $20 for 3 apples. Apples are $6 a piece. If she buys all 3 apples, will she have enough cash left for her $3 train ride home? Discuss.

Yep, things like doobies and condoms weren't used much in math questions in my day!
 

Spade

Ace Poster
Nov 18, 2008
12,822
49
48
11
Aether Island
DG, don't forget Christie.

They are today? In BC?

Jlm?

Ah, grade three, loved it! Liked bobbing for apples...