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More wisdom from The Onion
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Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:05:15 GMT
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http://www.theonion.com/

> Georgia School Board Bans 'Theory Of Math'
> COGDELL, GA—The Cogdell School Board banned the teaching of the
> controversial "Theory Of Math" in its schools Monday. "We are simply not
> confident of this mysterious process by which numbers turn, as if by magic,
> into other numbers," board member Gus Reese said. "Those mathematicians are
> free to believe 3 times 4 equals 12, but that dun [sic] give them the right
> to force it on our children." Under the new ruling, all math textbooks will
> carry a disclaimer noting that math is only one of many valid theories of
> number-manipulation.

     Dave!



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  Re: More wisdom from The Onion
 
(...) But it's true! See the New Math books being used by most business schools these days (Enron Publishing House). Bruce (24 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: More wisdom from The Onion
 
(...) Also of note is the article about the Goodwill toy section being the most depressing ever-- Mega-Bloks is mentioned.... Maggie C. (running late for my evidently superfluous job) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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