How did you do on your history class test? Well, we find out tomorrow... But was Stonewall Jackson our 7th president? No. Is Vietnam in Japan? No. Did Michelangelo invent pizza? No. Then... Um... No comment!
Reminds me of 4th grade, came home and dad asked me how I did in arithmetic.“Well, I did better today than I did yesterday!”“That’s good, but what did you get today?“52”“Good grief – what did you get yesterday?”“48”Later on, algebra began to make more sense, plus advanced math, trig, geometry, and three courses of Calculus.But, in hindsight, in my entire life I used calculus only once!
Speaking of math:A mathematician predicted that electromagnetic (radio) waves should exist years before anyone had any idea how to generate or even detect them!And how about the (HPV?) shots we’re giving our kids now? It was detected by number crunchers years before biologists discovered the virus!
I used number crunchers because I’,m not certain how (Statisticians?) is correctly spelled:But through analysis of behaviors, something was causing an uptick in cervical cancers, but it was some time before the actual pathogen was isolated!
jnik23260 over 9 years ago
She already knows as much as the average American high – schooler!
upanddown17 over 9 years ago
She should interviewed on Watter’s World.
rondm66 over 9 years ago
Our government schools at work.
tuslog64 over 9 years ago
Reminds me of 4th grade, came home and dad asked me how I did in arithmetic.“Well, I did better today than I did yesterday!”“That’s good, but what did you get today?“52”“Good grief – what did you get yesterday?”“48”Later on, algebra began to make more sense, plus advanced math, trig, geometry, and three courses of Calculus.But, in hindsight, in my entire life I used calculus only once!
tuslog64 over 9 years ago
Speaking of math:A mathematician predicted that electromagnetic (radio) waves should exist years before anyone had any idea how to generate or even detect them!And how about the (HPV?) shots we’re giving our kids now? It was detected by number crunchers years before biologists discovered the virus!
brklnbern over 9 years ago
A modern education.
rgcviper over 9 years ago
In response to the math comments …
All I know about math is that 2 + 2 = 22.
tuslog64 over 9 years ago
I used number crunchers because I’,m not certain how (Statisticians?) is correctly spelled:But through analysis of behaviors, something was causing an uptick in cervical cancers, but it was some time before the actual pathogen was isolated!