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Jun 25, 2019 13:20:47   #
trinhqthuan Loc: gaithersburg
 
burkphoto wrote:
I looked again. (Oops!)

If ‘she’ is Tracey, then Rachel’s 16 - 4 she gives to Tracey = 12. Then 12/4 = 3, a quarter of what Rachel has remaining. Then Tracey has 4+3, which is 7.

BUT

IF ‘she’ is Rachel, ‘she’ is left with 9.

In any case, the ambiguity of the grammar renders the problem useless unless the math teacher allows BOTH 7 and 9 as answers, and conspires with an English teacher to explain it.

If I answered 7 or 9, and either answer was marked incorrect, I would protest!

Unfortunately, too many math text authors and teachers don’t test their problems for clarity. I had an algebra II teacher in 9th grade who wrote lots of word problems just as bad as this one. She had problems with students who questioned her authority. But I was in an accelerated class, and we ALL questioned authority.

We questioned the principal about our math teacher on a regular basis, and provided a steady stream of examples of her inability to write a coherent, logical, unambiguous problem. She was gone after winter break...

So I appreciate the ‘a slap’ answer!
I looked again. (Oops!) br br If ‘she’ is Tracey,... (show quote)


get it right this time. The right answer: "a slap"

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Jun 25, 2019 13:44:49   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
newtoyou wrote:
We all probably have incompetent teacher stories. I was in the 65 grad class at Annapolis High. The girls had a Home Ech teacher that was unbathed and unwashed. I was in that room next period and complained about the stench. I got hell for being a trouble maker.
I saw no difference with my son in school. Why do students have to put up with this? Not all, thankfully, but too many teachers are sub- standard. It was my education at stake.
Bill


Yep. My twins had a high school chemistry teacher whose sole goal was to play or coach soccer (futbol). He only had them do one experiment the whole year — making ice cream. We complained to visiting state examiners... he was kicked out of the system, and the sorry PhD principal was transferred to another school.

I know it’s rough being a teacher. But if a teacher can’t or won’t do a competent job, they should go do something else. Incompetence is a worse form of disrespect than student protests about it.

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Jun 25, 2019 13:45:48   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
trinhqthuan wrote:
get it right this time. The right answer: "a slap"


But who gets the slap?

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Jun 25, 2019 18:23:52   #
Bill Munny Loc: Aurora, Colorado
 
burkphoto wrote:
I looked again. (Oops!)

If ‘she’ is Tracey, then Rachel’s 16 - 4 she gives to Tracey = 12. Then 12/4 = 3, a quarter of what Rachel has remaining. Then Tracey has 4+3, which is 7.

BUT

IF ‘she’ is Rachel, ‘she’ is left with 9.

In any case, the ambiguity of the grammar renders the problem useless unless the math teacher allows BOTH 7 and 9 as answers, and conspires with an English teacher to explain it.

If I answered 7 or 9, and either answer was marked incorrect, I would protest!

Unfortunately, too many math text authors and teachers don’t test their problems for clarity. I had an algebra II teacher in 9th grade who wrote lots of word problems just as bad as this one. She had problems with students who questioned her authority. But I was in an accelerated class, and we ALL questioned authority.

We questioned the principal about our math teacher on a regular basis, and provided a steady stream of examples of her inability to write a coherent, logical, unambiguous problem. She was gone after winter break...

So I appreciate the ‘a slap’ answer!
I looked again. (Oops!) br br If ‘she’ is Tracey,... (show quote)


Burk, did you ever "diagram" a sentence? If they would teach that method today, even the fake news could write a coherent article. You are a hoot and I can understand your grammar. Thanks for the old school lesson.

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Jun 25, 2019 18:31:20   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
Bill Munny wrote:
Bill, did you ever "diagram" a sentence. If they would teach that method today, even the fake news could write a coherent article. You are a hoot and I can understand your grammar. Thanks for the old school lesson.


Thank you for the compliment.
Yes to the diagram. Hadn't heard of that for years. My son's are late 40's now and I was active in their schooling. Learned it wasn't easy being a teacher. They learned about nature.
I have a simple way to improve one's vocabulary.
Keep a dictionary handy.
If you find a word you don't know, look it up.
Have a good evening.
Bill

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Jun 25, 2019 18:54:19   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
Bill Munny wrote:
Burk, did you ever "diagram" a sentence? If they would teach that method today, even the fake news could write a coherent article. You are a hoot and I can understand your grammar. Thanks for the old school lesson.


Yeah, 7th grade English was full of sentence diagramming exercises. They were very helpful.

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Jun 25, 2019 20:29:30   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 
Cavities.

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