Ok, so the new pet. I got it the other day. It's completely house trained, and it doesn't eat much. I'm going to train it to follow me around the house, along with all sorts of other tricks.
I also plan to experiment on it. Add arms, dissect its innards, that sort of thing.
I also plan to experiment on it. Add arms, dissect its innards, that sort of thing.
Isn't it cute? I must decide on a name.
Ok, back so Sci Fi's Highlander marathon.
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I don't think those things aren't taught because they're hard to test, they're not taught because the American school system is convinced that you can't teach algebra to fifth graders (unless they do well in placement tests, in which case they can take classes in a middle school or something, which is the exception my schools made), which is definitely stupid. I mean, I was starting to learn multiplication in first grade in Japan. When I came to America I tested at a third grade level for math, but my English wasn't so great (I couldn't read too much).
I really like the idea of teaching harder math earlier on, and that way if students aren't interested in "higher math" they can elect not to take them once they've completed "the basics", thus leaving a class free to take an elective or additional class along their general interests (like college).
Although let me say, I absolutely hated Pre-Calc because I don't see how the fuck it applies to my life. I don't care what the parabola means, it's a waste of my fucking time.
I really hope the psych stats course I'm taking in Fall won't involve too much of that.