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Re: More wisdom from The Onion
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Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:20:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes:
> 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!

But it's true!  See the New Math books being used by most business schools
these days (Enron Publishing House).

Bruce



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(...) Oh hey, you didn't point out the #1 thing being glued to the governor of Wyoming, same issue of the Onion, just to the left of the Theory of Math. Bruce (24 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(URL)Georgia School Board Bans 'Theory Of Math' (...) Dave! (24 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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