So, because chain gangs get them outside, any job that’s outside is abuse or something? You seem like you’re really looking for a fight where there isn’t one.

Understood, and I’ve made a few comments regarding learning disabilities. I maintain that regardless of any learning disability a student has, they can still continue to learn new techniques and develop new abilities. I have yet to encounter a student, of any age or disability, that couldn’t continue to grow given the…

I’ll only respond to say that I’ve never told a student “you’re not trying hard enough,” though I admit there’s times I thought it (not as a result of a learning disability, of course). My students groan when I tell them they can’t use a calculator in my course, but by the end of the semester, they appreciate the…

I understand having a learning disability, and I do believe you. You’re not the sort of person I’m talking about. Unfortunately, the majority of the population truly does not bother to learn basic math when there’s no excuse for it. And for what it’s worth, I’ve had many students start a semester saying that they…

I laughed and cried too much at your comment. As a math professor (hence the passion-filled plea to ditch the calculators) in the US, I can sympathize. I’m shocked at what some students don’t know. Not just math, but basic, seemingly unavoidable facts that you’d expect any 10 year old to know and fully understand. I…

NO! The over dependence on calculators is why people can’t do simple math without one. It comes with practice. If you’re “not a math person,” you don’t have to be - differential equations are rarely encountered at the register. Anyone should be able to cope with arithmetic, percentages, and fractions (which most…

I had the same thought. It’s fair to the waitstaff to charge $16, but it seems like the restaurant is at higher risk for complaint if they correct the math and charge more than the customer is expecting. I’d have assumed they’d default to the lower of the two (assuming he didn’t “add” to less than the actual bill, of…

Until your last sentence, I really wanted to see this thing in person. Still, I’d assume it’s among the safest of the sad Soviet ruins... Chernobyl’s spiders are radioactive, after all.