The History of Teaching Math in the USA
Teaching Math In 1950
************************ A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?
Teaching Math In 1960
************************ A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
Teaching Math In 1970
************************ A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
Teaching Math In 1980
*********************** A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
Teaching Math In 1990
************************ By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger makes $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the forest birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down the trees. (There are no wrong answers.)
Teaching Math In 2005
************************El hachero vende un camion carga por $100. La cuesta de production es……….
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Of course they omit the question “How much money did the activist lawyers make suing the logging company?”
Funny!!!
Teaching Math In 2007
************************El hachero vende un camion carga por 100 Euro. La cuesta de production es……….
Teaching English Literature in 2005
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The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town.
(Roll hands over each other)
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish
All through the town.
(Move arms back and forth, like a windshield wiper)
The door on the bus goes open and shut
Open and shut, open and shut
The door on the bus goes open and shut
All through the town. (Open and shut hands)
The windows on the bus go Up and Down, Up and Down, Up and Down
The windows on the bus go Up and Down, All through the town
(Move arms up and down)
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep
All through the town.
(Pretend to beep horn)
The baby on the bus says Wah, wah, wah!
Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!
The baby on the bus says Wah, wah, wah!
All through the town.
(Pretend crying like a baby)
The mommy on the bus says Shh, shh, shh,
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh
The mommy on the bus says Shh, shh, shh
All through the town.
(Make the ‘shh’ motion)