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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:34:39 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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What's a math whiz supposed to move on to?

Huh? If a math whiz was not a valuable person we wouldn't teach math.

It really depends on what the "whiz" specialty would be but NASA, JPL
or NSA spring to mind although a CPA probably makes more money.

There are many career fields that rely heavily on math skills including
engineering, computer and medical science.

On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:41:10 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:17:12 -0400, " JimH" not telling you @
pffftt.com wrote:

It really depends on what the "whiz" specialty would be but NASA, JPL
or NSA spring to mind although a CPA probably makes more money.

There are many career fields that rely heavily on math skills including
engineering, computer and medical science.

There are few careers that don't require some math skill. Even a mason
is constantly doing math ... or his brick and block wouldn't come out
right.

That's why Joe was so ****ed when he lost a finger...
it limited his career choices.

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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:34:39 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

What's a math whiz supposed to move on to?

Huh? If a math whiz was not a valuable person we wouldn't teach math.

It really depends on what the "whiz" specialty would be but NASA, JPL
or NSA spring to mind although a CPA probably makes more money.

CPA! That would make great use of some of the bizarre equations I see my son
working with. I wonder where the math whiz would go after he/she grew bored
with being a CPA. After all, the other places you've mentioned could absorb
maybe 1% of the teachers you believe should stop teaching after some period
of time.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:34:39 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

What's a math whiz supposed to move on to?

Huh? If a math whiz was not a valuable person we wouldn't teach math.

It really depends on what the "whiz" specialty would be but NASA, JPL
or NSA spring to mind although a CPA probably makes more money.

CPA! That would make great use of some of the bizarre equations I see my son
working with. I wonder where the math whiz would go after he/she grew bored
with being a CPA. After all, the other places you've mentioned could absorb
maybe 1% of the teachers you believe should stop teaching after some period
of time.

My CPA makes a very good living, he earns a lot more than a tenured
professor or a rocket scientist.

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On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:30:33 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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CPA! That would make great use of some of the bizarre equations I see my
son
working with. I wonder where the math whiz would go after he/she grew
bored
with being a CPA. After all, the other places you've mentioned could
absorb
maybe 1% of the teachers you believe should stop teaching after some
period
of time.

The bizarre equasions are assigned to teach the mechanics of
manipulating numbers. Those same skills can be used for other complex
thought processes. A person with this level of thinking can be an
excellent engineer and that is a job we import because we are not
making enough of our own.

Looks like I'll be contributing an engineer of some sort. My son's not sure
yet whether he wants to design space stations, bridges, or a machine that
turns body fat into emeralds and Rolexes. Last year, I nagged him to take
physics, because even if it's not part of your career, the stuff you learn
is endlessly useful as your house falls apart and you need to fix things.
Or, you have a better understanding of how to clothesline someone who's
trying to start a fight in a bar. As it turned out, he loved it. Besides
pointing him toward more career ideas, he's convinced it helped his golf
game.

On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:31:25 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:30:33 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

CPA! That would make great use of some of the bizarre equations I see my son
working with. I wonder where the math whiz would go after he/she grew bored
with being a CPA. After all, the other places you've mentioned could absorb
maybe 1% of the teachers you believe should stop teaching after some period
of time.

The bizarre equasions are assigned to teach the mechanics of
manipulating numbers. Those same skills can be used for other complex
thought processes. A person with this level of thinking can be an
excellent engineer and that is a job we import because we are not
making enough of our own.

But now you're giving the type of nebulous answer that was objected to in
the first place. It's not fair to say this math topic is needed so you can
use it for higher math (even though it's a fact).
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Eisboch wrote:
Not absurd at all. My daughter went through a very emotional, decision
making process last year with her oldest son who is 6 years old. Four
school officials (two teachers and two administrators) were fighting among
themselves about if drug treatment would help his "daydreaming" nature.

That's ridiculous. It is not the school's job to decide
whether or not a kid should be given behavior modifying
drugs. It is the school's job to report the kids behavior
and let the parents make the decision.


.... One
of the teachers who was the most vocal advocate of the treatment finally
admitted that she had self-diagnosed herself with adult ADD and was on
medication. She even started to recommend what type of medication he should
have.


That's spooky. The teacher as a drug pusher? New paradigm or
nightmare socialist power-grab? That teacher should be put
in drug rehab herself.

People who cannot be happy or productive have the choice to
take drugs, but the drugs can only change their perception.
Drugs will not change reality. And people who choose to take
drugs are dope addicts, whether they take vodka or heroin or
prozac or some ritalin-equivalent.

It is abhorrent to me that American society has sunk to the
level of insisting that citizens must be drugged in order to
"fit in." This is the kind of stuff that horror/science
fiction novels were about 30 years ago.


My daughter finally sought advice from her family doctor who told the school
teachers and officials to leave the kid alone .... he's a perfectly normal 6
year old.

The teacher in question got very demanding, bordering on threats to go to
social services to support her recommendation.


She'll self-destruct sooner later. Best to keep distant from
such an individual.

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
Not absurd at all. My daughter went through a very emotional, decision
making process last year with her oldest son who is 6 years old. Four
school officials (two teachers and two administrators) were fighting
among themselves about if drug treatment would help his "daydreaming"
nature.

That's ridiculous. It is not the school's job to decide whether or not a
kid should be given behavior modifying drugs. It is the school's job to
report the kids behavior and let the parents make the decision.


.... One of the teachers who was the most vocal advocate of the
treatment finally admitted that she had self-diagnosed herself with adult
ADD and was on medication. She even started to recommend what type of
medication he should have.


That's spooky. The teacher as a drug pusher? New paradigm or nightmare
socialist power-grab? That teacher should be put in drug rehab herself.

People who cannot be happy or productive have the choice to take drugs,
but the drugs can only change their perception. Drugs will not change
reality. And people who choose to take drugs are dope addicts, whether
they take vodka or heroin or prozac or some ritalin-equivalent.

It is abhorrent to me that American society has sunk to the level of
insisting that citizens must be drugged in order to "fit in." This is the
kind of stuff that horror/science fiction novels were about 30 years ago.


My daughter finally sought advice from her family doctor who told the
school teachers and officials to leave the kid alone .... he's a
perfectly normal 6 year old.

The teacher in question got very demanding, bordering on threats to go to
social services to support her recommendation.


She'll self-destruct sooner later. Best to keep distant from such an
individual.

DSK


The schools also get extra money for "Challenged kids". And an ADD drugged
kid qualifies. School people should be prosecuted for practicing medicine
without a license the first time they try to get the child on a drug
program! They should at the most be able to refer him to a licensed medical
professional.