THE HISTORY OF TEACHING MATHS

1. Teaching Maths In 1960s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

2. Teaching Maths In 1970s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?

3. Teaching Maths In 1980s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?

4. Teaching Maths In 1990s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

5. Teaching Maths In 2000s

A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers, and if you feel like crying, it’s ok.)

6. Teaching Maths In 2010’s

Who cares, just steal the lumber from your neighbour’s property. It’s OK anyway because it’s redistributing the wealth.

7. Teaching Maths In 2020’s

Lumber is no longer available. Stay safe, wear a mask, get your jabs.

 

 

 

RANDOMS 2025 #12

IS BLOGGING A WASTE OF TIME?

 

I've been wasting my time blogging for years now. I started in 1998 and as recently as 2017 it was still an exciting and developing hobby, I was improving my writing, earning money, interacting online, & getting thousands of hits. 

By comparison it sometimes seems a bit lame now, because these days I'm grey-listed online, I have very little audience, the entire internet appears to be mainly AI, and all the blockchain platforms (Steemit, Hive, Flote, Blurt etc), are dead or dying, so realistically I had two choices, continue posting essentially just for myself without caring too much about hits, (because let's face it, I 'm not getting many), or quit altogether.

But I like blogging and I think it helps me to get my ideas in order, improves my writing, and posting online works like having a muse, so it potentially makes me more creative. So I'm continuing to blog but with a new approach. 

I'm using Blogger rather than WordPress because it's quick and simple, I'm posing a mixture of both short new content and updated re-posts of my old content, with very few new long posts. And I'm aiming to have fun and get my thoughts in order rather than to change the world.

To see some content that might change the world I highly recommend the websites of Joachim Bartoll or Jason Christoff

 

 

 

THE GENIUS OF THE PIXIES

The Pixies have been one of my favourite bands since 1989. In the early days with Kim Deal perfectly offsetting Frank Black they pretty much defined the 90's. But they did that back in the 80's!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_aBmrYChfQ

 Their anger and energy live was awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i6jtsCpImo

But then Frank Black with his massive ego sacked Kim Deal

Decades later they achieved that brilliance once again with the hypnotic Paz Lenchantin replacing Kim Deal on bass

"Amazing live performance! They have Joy Division level intensity"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiUNDeuBbi8

 

But then Frank Black sacked Paz too, and these days Pixies are no longer as great. They were awesome once though!

THE NEXT PSYOP HAS JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED

Just in case it isn't obvious enough what controlled puppet Trump is up to, his owners have just announced their next evil plan. As they always do. No surprises here, a US recession, and very soon. 

 "US recession would be a big catalyst for Bitcoin: BlackRock"

One of the first signs of a psyop are repetition of a news story across all the controlled media outlets using a specific key phrase

Yes, I think this signals two things:

1. The US economy is about to crash. (The illuminati always announce their evil plans)

2. Bitcoin (and other cryptos) are about to have a price surge. Buy cryptos now!