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Re: Defining the derivative
Posted:
Jun 9, 2000 5:36 PM
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On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Leonard Thomas wrote:
>
> 100% of course, EVERYBODY, it is the law. For me, on job
> applications where they ask "Did you graduate high school", it is
> ridiculous. EVERYONE graduates high school in my country. AND they
> cannot graduate without passing tests in all subjects, most
> important are tests in literature (writting) and Mathematics which are
> supplied on the day of testing by the Department of Education. Not
> even the teachers know the questions untill 30 minutes before the exam.
> There are no multiple choice questions. Mathematics includes
> theoretical questions requiring proofs. EVERY student is taught to
> answer these questions.
>
> Olga Miller
>
Well, it looks all nice and pretty on paper (or on a computer
screen :-), but in real life it isn't that rosy over there either.
While the textbooks are much better, the good mathematics teachers
are rare, the teachers in general are overworked and underpaid, the
students in the teachers colleges are rather weak, the HS students
are not that keen on math either, cheating and corruption are common.
How do I know? I lived there for 25 years, my father taught math at
HS and at a teachers college. And these exam problems? Some of the
math teachers can't solve them, go figure.
--Michael
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