And Then There Were Test Results….

Along similar lines to Old Holborn’s post is another from the not too distant past. A timely item as our young folk get to know how well they did with their 11 Plus, sorry, GCE, no, no, GCSE exams. Why not just add a ‘D’ for Degree, call it GCSED, skip the next teachy bit, and just get right out there and find work that doesn’t involve reading, writing or adding stuff up.

Just in case I have a reader who’s a victim of the present UK education system, I’d better let ya’ know that ‘lumber’ is another word for timber. Say what? Right, okay. ‘Lumber’ and ‘timber’ are other words for wood.

The term Lumber is favoured by our cousins wot be living over the other side of the Atlantic. Yes? You at the back giggling. No, not Atlantis. Unless Plato cropped up during your Environmental Diversity classes, you probably picked that one up from the cartoon channel. The word I used was ‘Atlantic’; it’s a big area of wet water wot is West of us, that separates…… Never mind. This isn’t going to work is it? Google it. Can? Okay then. Do same-same with big words.

1. Teaching Math's In 1970:
A logger sells a truck-load of lumber for £100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

2. Teaching Math's In 1980:
A logger sells a truck-load of lumber for £100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or £80. What is his profit?

3. Teaching Math's In 1990:
A logger sells a truck-load of lumber for £100. His cost of production is £80. Did he make a profit?

4. Teaching Math's In 2000:
A logger sells a truck-load of lumber for £100. His cost of production is £80 and his profit is £20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

5. Teaching Math's In 2008:
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of £20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers.)

6. Teaching Math's 2018:
أ المسجل تبيع حموله شاحنة من الخشب من دولار.. صاحب تكلفة الانتاج من> ! الثمن. ما هو الربح له؟

Quote; Roger Jones.

“I guess I think of lotteries as a tax on the mathematically challenged.”