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No? Just repeat this problem until you get it? Oh... But just FYI, I do happen to still think math is an exciting and invigorating subject and when I started getting good at it and learning to prove equations, often without the help of a piece of paper or pencil, it's one of the most intellectually stimulating things you can do in an afternoon. Sadly, you have to put up with a ton of shit before you get to the coursework or academic/professional level that even mentions that kind of work, let alone encourages it. Quote:
DIY is very rewarding, the problem is just managing to find an employer who either agrees with your point of view or translating your skills into the HR friendly language. Most people in this day and age when asking about your skills end up reacting like so: "Hey, did you major in Computer Science?" "Yes." "Oh, I see, you must be a competent programmer and can surely come up with creative solutions to difficult problems." "Hey, did you major in Computer Science?" "No, in fact I've only had a few college courses. I mainly just learned programming on my own and experimented with my own projects to see what I could do." "Whoa...what? Are you some kinda idiot? I'm not letting you anywhere near a computer! SECURITY!" :beer: |
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No. Why? I didn't attend University, so I don't have that fancy paper. *calls Security* |
Re: US education I thought America was the place where world history starts at the Border at Canada and move all the way down to the border of Mexico. |
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It's the difference between an employer interviewing 300 people and watching each of them perform the task they're applying for (which would take too long) or asking to see their creds which takes a total of like... five seconds. |
Re: US education Algebra is one of the primary reasons students drop out of school, and they really have no choice. 1. There is NO WAY a letter can be a number. It simply doesn't work. 2. Algebra is not even used in real life unless you somehow become a rocket scientist. 99% of careers never use anything past basic multiplication and division, so there is NO reason to require algebra for graduating. And furthermore, this requirement didn't come round until the last few decades. During the 50s and 60s, more people were graduating from high school, so more people went to college, and graduated, so more were able to find successful careers. Why? Because algebra was never a requirement. 3. Getting a GED does not require algebra, but a GED also will not give you any college scholarships. This means that is you want to have ANY hope of going to college, you will need to sink yourself into thousands upon thousands of student loans that you will never be able to pay. So even if you do have a GED, you are still stuck where you are, with no hope for a future. So why bother? Algebra has single-handedly ruined the education system. It needs to be returned to optional status, and stay that way. If you do that, you will see the drop out rate return to only 10% or so. Being able to graduate from high school, much more people will be able to get college scholarships, and therefore able to get successful jobs, and successful careers. Many more people will have a hope for a good future, and be able to achieve a productive life where they will only need to focus on being good parents. How else do you fix this? Instead of generic, basic education, you need to start training for the career you want. On the job training programs are a much faster way of learning, much more successful, and you get an actual job when you finish. At least there is an alternative, and one I very highly suggest you do. I highly suggest you join the military anyway, but if you cannot get a college scholarship after graduation, or you cannot graduate in the first place, then you should go ahead and join the military right now. You get real on the job training, real world experience, and employers specifically look for that because military service shows you are dependable and trustworthy, and you are giving back to your country. And military does have in service schooling so you can earn your degree while in service. And should you return to civilian life after your 4-6 year contract ends, you get the G.I. Bill, which will provide you with enough money to earn a Bachelor's Degree. So you get an education, AND real world experience, plus getting a paycheck, and a home. Good deal! |
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Getting harassed on a daily basis because your desk had a microbe of dust on it is NOT WORTH IT IMO. There's only so much abuse you can take from a 20-year-old Sgt before you fantasize about putting his head on a flagpole =p Besides, there's several other ways to go to college without paying an arm and a leg. Technical School and Community College are great ways. In my state, you get 90% free tuition just for having a 2.0 HS GPA or a certain score on the GED, not to mention PELL and other benefits depending on your situation. And once you accumulate 30 hours you can transfer to a four-year school without ever showing them your HS GPA or SAT/ACT bullshit. And since most universities will transfer a maximum of 60 hours, you can get two years virtually half off and end up paying for only the remaining two years at a decent state school. Also, giving back to your country? I really don't see how getting paid to sit at a desk and push paper or sit out in the middle of a desert waiting to get shot on the taxpayers' dime is really a great service. To me the better option is to do something like civil service or teaching to inner-city kids in exchange for loan forgiveness. Still cynical, but so is the military option. I mean shit, my former college was a military school and half the cadets I talked to said they were just in ROTC for the money. If it were up to me, I would want to serve and see if I liked the work, and if I did I'd just stay on as long as I could transferring from job to job and pick up skills that way. I suppose as far jobs are concerned, yeah it's not bad and there are several ways to get civilian certifications without even doing anything extra. But if that's the whole point, you may as well do what I just said. |
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What percentage is 67 of 123? 100 * (67 / 123) 83 of 234? 100 * (83 / 234) But in both cases the general form for working out a percentage is Thing1 of Thing2 100 * (Thing1 / Thing2) Or, since those would be tiresome to write 100 * (X / Y) As in the video I made, they're just place-holder names for something you don't know yet. Whenever you've said 'to get the answer I divide this by this' you're using algebra. It's just that the X and Y and so on stand for 'This' by 'This.' Quote:
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Re: US education Yeah that's a good way to put it. I was gonna say the letter represents an unknown number, but placeholder is much simpler ^_^ But algebra isn't that bad it's mainly just the academic pacing of us schools. You're required to learn too much too fast, but on your own time and steam it's extremely stimulating. |
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Nem got point 2 pretty well. The third, well, you can just look at the US education system compared to other countries that have better mathematics scores - they all teach algebra, which pretty much annihilates your claim. The system is ridiculously more complex than whether bloody algebra is taught or not. Entering college without algebra (which as Adrian pointed out the GED does require) will either see you rejected or sent into remedial courses. I think Nem and Adrian got everything else. |
Re: US education In theory; I'm not entirely sure they allow new members into the monastic order. |
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