Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 15:58:22 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Candy Madigan <candymadigan at mindspring.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Math question
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

At 12:04 AM 03/05/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Barry Newton wrote:
> >
> > Um, folks, I'm really impressed by the talent shown here for mathematical
> > gymnastics.  But isn't there a school full of teachers in Kansas looking
> > for new jobs because they couldn't support what's just taken place here
> > tonight?  Did we really help anyone?
> >
> > I can't compute, but I do know my way around a needle...
>
>Whether we helped the boss's kid is one thing.  It did remind me of some
>bits of math that I'd forgotten that can come in handy, so it did help
>us/me.  If, of course, you consider that worthwhile.<g>
>
>Besides, it still needs teachers to explain why it works, and how ...
>and what can be done with that concept besides solving that one
>example...
>
>Kit

Hey, my boss asked me because he thinks I'm smart, who am I to disabuse him
of that?