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Old 12-02-2010, 12:34 PM  
Quentin
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Originally Posted by Slutboat View Post
hahahahahaha


Originally Posted by Rochard
"This is called the "new math". My kid is in fifth grade and we get stuff like this all of the time. It's a new system mandated by the state where they are less concerned with getting the right answer and more concerned with "understanding the math". It's less of asking "what is 3 times 3" and more of asking "Why does three sets of 3 equal 12?". What's the point? Math is a waste."
Ah... someone is borrowing jokes from Tom Lehrer.

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