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34. These kind of things are based in the writing requirement for submission ...

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 05:02 PM

Jan 2013

... that are set up by text book companies. And as we all know those companies pay attention to such intellectually vapid bodies such as the Texas Textbook Commission (or whatever they are calling it these days).

And some of the guidelines that might have affected this are: must have a theme, must have be able to have a graphic attached that matches the theme, must have a unique theme, must have a theme that can be related to something in the students lives.

Thus the use of money and the play on words. Actually that looks like a pretty good worksheet to me.

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More Fox Stupidity: Eric Bolling: Schools ‘pushing the liberal agenda’ by teaching algebra [View all] MrScorpio Jan 2013 OP

kick samsingh Jan 2013 #1

the more education people have, the less they will watch faux. spanone Jan 2013 #2

+1 valerief Jan 2013 #96

Perfectly framing Phlem Jan 2013 #98

Wait till they trace the etymology of a word like "algebra" arcane1 Jan 2013 #3

Verily. Richardo Jan 2013 #4

SHARIA LAW IS TAKING OVER AMERICAN MATH EDUCATION!!! Aristus Jan 2013 #7

Well, where do you think the word "algebra" came from? JHB Jan 2013 #18

Exactly! Aristus Jan 2013 #20

Neil Degrasse Tyson does a great job talking about this in a lecture... arcane1 Jan 2013 #21

To find later tnlurker Jan 2013 #24

Yes, so i can watch later. truth2power Jan 2013 #73

Thank you so much for posting this. SheilaT Jan 2013 #86

Does it amuse you to consider whathehell Jan 2013 #26

No. Religious fanaticism is the great destroyer of all great religions. Aristus Jan 2013 #31

Want to point out that you are wrong here Lordquinton Jan 2013 #100

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #101

Stop spreading myths ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #23

Oh! Thank you for that just made me smile after a long stressful work day!!!! Sadiedog Jan 2013 #69

Not only is the word Arabic, but Jack Rabbit Jan 2013 #32

Kitab al-jibr w'al muqabal Recursion Jan 2013 #55

algebra kardonb Jan 2013 #65

al'Gebra Initech Jan 2013 #112

Or algorithm: "Now he's claiming to have invented math, too!" (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #13

I thought "algorithm" Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #25

These two posts mimi85 Jan 2013 #53

"Algorithm" actually comes from al-Khowarizmi's name starroute Jan 2013 #43

Yup. Surprisingly unrelated to logarithm Recursion Jan 2013 #47

I laughed at that 'til I nearly peed myself. Well played, sir, well played. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #52

I've pointed that out to My Favorite Wingnut on more than one occasion. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #16

See my post #21, a great video on that topic arcane1 Jan 2013 #22

Zero seems to have been invented by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia (Iraq!!!) and the Mayans yardwork Jan 2013 #104

I knew about the Mayans, not about the Sumerians. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #105

The Sumer culture was amazing. Goddess only knows what we destroyed in Iraq. yardwork Jan 2013 #108

Damn that al-Gebra movement... regnaD kciN Jan 2013 #29

LMAO arcane1 Jan 2013 #38

You owe me a monitor! Initech Jan 2013 #85

God, Guns and FOX liberal N proud Jan 2013 #5

Our Sketch Comedy Universe is biting us in the Ass CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #6

It never ends with these mouth breathers. lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #8

I will say I find the worksheet kind of odd Recursion Jan 2013 #9

Read more carefully. "Distribute the wealth" came from Bolling, not the algebra class. Scuba Jan 2013 #10

Nope. It's right there at the top of the worksheet. Recursion Jan 2013 #12

Excellent! Good on the teachers and others who prepared the materials!!! Scuba Jan 2013 #15

It's also a teacher joke intaglio Jan 2013 #42

division is distributive when you take its binding into account Recursion Jan 2013 #46

It's only a teacher joke muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #61

It may not even be a joke Flatpicker Jan 2013 #94

It would explain a lot, if a commodities trader and NYMEX board member is THAT bad at math... JHB Jan 2013 #11

Red States Are Always At the Bottom for Math and Science Education redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 #14

I think we'd bristle if a math worksheet on parabolas was called "Draw the Laffer Curve" Recursion Jan 2013 #17

These kind of things are based in the writing requirement for submission ... MedicalAdmin Jan 2013 #34

I like the selection of problems Recursion Jan 2013 #35

Oh my God. Fox 'news' stupidity is unbelievable. AlinPA Jan 2013 #19

William F. Buckley would be horrified at what his party has become. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #27

Beware of the transitive property, too Viking12 Jan 2013 #28

In order to grow up to be good republicans, kids should not learn math.... wandy Jan 2013 #30

How hard do you have to work Aerows Jan 2013 #33

Republican Math Dirty Socialist Jan 2013 #36

OMG VA_Jill Jan 2013 #37

Fox has spewed enough BS in the past TxDemChem Jan 2013 #39

Here is what in means in algebra terms mgardener Jan 2013 #40

Again, Fox beats The Onion to a joke. caseymoz Jan 2013 #41

More bullshit SummerSnow Jan 2013 #44

Wow. Severe burning stupid. I actually have a PhD in algebra, so I have a special kind of face palm Lucky Luciano Jan 2013 #45

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #48

Fox, a truly POS network, but here's the actual test, which does put things in a bit more context Mutatis Mutandis Jan 2013 #49

Math has a wel-known liberal bias. KamaAina Jan 2013 #50

Mmm. Mmm. Mmm...A Salaam Alaikym, Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. BlueNoteSpecial Jan 2013 #51

He thinks this about algebra... ReRe Jan 2013 #54

OMFG, we are doomed for certain because teachers Coyotl Jan 2013 #56

Fox news fighting the good fight Botany Jan 2013 #57

The distributive property of multiplication: adieu Jan 2013 #58

Ignorance is a terrible condition. nt ladjf Jan 2013 #59

Jesus Christ! Middle Ages here we come. Bill USA Jan 2013 #60

No wonder Reagan shut down the mental institutions, so his buddies wouldn't be Dont call me Shirley Jan 2013 #62

The stupidity of FOX never ceases to amaze me. davesliberal1977_gg Jan 2013 #63

Onion check... Nope, not Onion. Wow. K&R. ck4829 Jan 2013 #64

I thought it was Onion or Borowitz. Unbelievable. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #102

To quote Orwell: santamargarita Jan 2013 #66

Speechless Android3.14 Jan 2013 #67

Wow. drm604 Jan 2013 #68

Here's the culprit rocktivity Jan 2013 #70

This is what happens when you forget to Coyotl Jan 2013 #71

Here's the worksheet he was complaining about. drm604 Jan 2013 #72

It does seem a dumb cartoon and sheet title muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #74

It's on par with Glen Beck's rant about "socialist art" in Rockefeller Center JHB Jan 2013 #75

Conservatives think learning, itself, is part of a left-wing conspiracy. Beartracks Jan 2013 #76

I used to think MSM conservative talking heads just took advantage... Beartracks Jan 2013 #77

Why do teabaggers hate algebra?? kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #78

6 year olds do algebra? Iris Jan 2013 #79

Kids are doing more, sooner. Robb Jan 2013 #80

Not algebra, though. Iris Jan 2013 #81

Still, lots of curricula include algebra in 1st grade now. Robb Jan 2013 #82

Really? Before they know the multiplication tables? Highly dubious. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #90

Yep. Robb Jan 2013 #91

Reality has a liberal bias Taitertots Jan 2013 #83

So let me get this straight: Initech Jan 2013 #84

No. He's complaining about the title of the worksheet, which is "distribute the wealth" Recursion Jan 2013 #87

Proof that you can become rich without ever contributing a single thing Rex Jan 2013 #88

Holy shit! Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #89

Wait until they find out that Algebra was invented by Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī a Persian. grantcart Jan 2013 #92

Your headline is a Fox News kind of headline. Please do not indulge in such alarmist tactics. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2013 #93

My part is "More Fox Stupidity" MrScorpio Jan 2013 #97

If these "some textbooks" were written by the Texas State Board of Education kentauros Jan 2013 #95

now fox news hates math samsingh Jan 2013 #99

Bolling also discovered bias in his child's history book. Check it out. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #103

Gasp. How dare we keep saying that Bush invaded Iraq because of weapons of mass destruction yardwork Jan 2013 #109

The headline and your thread title are misleading. maggiesfarmer Jan 2013 #106

Kindly read post #97 MrScorpio Jan 2013 #107

I did. I realize that you copied the headline from the article into your headline, that's why I maggiesfarmer Jan 2013 #110

I don't make it a habit of editing other people's shit MrScorpio Jan 2013 #111

Even better would be not making a habit of copying other people's "shit". Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2013 #113