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Broward County School Board sets homework limits

Math isn't pushed hard enough in school, that's how it becomes "not a strong subject". There's nothing tough about algebra or trigonometry or any of it. It's just rearranging a bunch of stuff or drawing pictures.

I think kids get it pretty easy these days because a lot of the feel good PC police got into the school districts. But while our college education is top notch (some of the best in the world), or standard K-12 is fairly weak. I think we need to step up the science, math, and art education in primary school. We may find that we ourselves start pumping out some better scientists and engineers if we do.

Multi-variable calculus and differntial equations are what I consider "difficult" math. And those one's were the only times I ever had any types of problems with math.
 
True. But even college in this country is a joke for the most part. When I studied physics, it was challenging, but when I switched my major to psyche, I swear I could count on one hand how many actual class sessions I went to per course (except the rare cases where attendance was mandatory and impacted my grade. I showed up for those classes and slept.) and I graduated with a 3.8 out of 4.0 so it's not like I scraped by or anything.

Yeah, don't get me started on psychology. That department is pathetic. I'm sure there are people who take it seriously, put in a lot of work, go to grad school, and really use what they learn. But I put psychology in the same basket as business. Pathetically easy subject which is taken by the vast majority of the student population because they can drink their way through college and still maintain a B average. As I said, educational standards need to be strengthened.
 
The art schools I went to were pretty rough and had a high drop out rate from the pressure.

If there was ever a class I totally sucked at it was art. I have all the artistic ability of a mentally-deranged syphilitic mountain goat. :mrgreen:
 
I couldn't tell you how long it took to do the homework I was given in school because I never once did any.
Story of my life. My AP World History teacher always gave me hell for never bringing a single book home. The only "homework" I did was stuff I could finish in class. I still got a B in that class, just to annoy him a little. ;)
 
Multi-variable calculus and differntial equations are what I consider "difficult" math. And those one's were the only times I ever had any types of problems with math.

For me, differential equations were easy. Math for science and engineering was a little tough.
 
Yeah, don't get me started on psychology. That department is pathetic. I'm sure there are people who take it seriously, put in a lot of work, go to grad school, and really use what they learn. But I put psychology in the same basket as business. Pathetically easy subject which is taken by the vast majority of the student population because they can drink their way through college and still maintain a B average. As I said, educational standards need to be strengthened.

Totally agree.


BTW, I'm starting my masters in psych this fall. ;)
 
It is absolute garbage that science is treated like an elective in most schools while literature of every freaking continent is considered words of the gods.

Yeesh I hated school so much.

I think English and Literature are great subjects (in fact, I too think that Literature has been well too watered down by the PC thugs), but yes I also agree on your assessment of science in high school. I took a lot of science in high school cause I could take them as electives basically. I had 2 years of Chemistry, Biology, and Physics when I got out. I think study hall needs to be done away with, school should be extended by an hour, and we should seriously entertain either 6 day school weeks or getting rid of things like summer vacation. This isn't the Dark Ages anymore, the collective human knowledge base has grown quite large and it takes time to learn it.
 
For me, differential equations were easy. Math for science and engineering was a little tough.

I'm the reverse. I was great at the scientific maths. I think my problem with Diff EQ was that I had already decided to switch majors at that point and was pretty much just mailing it in.
 
I think English and Literature are great subjects (in fact, I too think that Literature has been well too watered down by the PC thugs), but yes I also agree on your assessment of science in high school. I took a lot of science in high school cause I could take them as electives basically. I had 2 years of Chemistry, Biology, and Physics when I got out. I think study hall needs to be done away with, school should be extended by an hour, and we should seriously entertain either 6 day school weeks or getting rid of things like summer vacation. This isn't the Dark Ages anymore, the collective human knowledge base has grown quite large and it takes time to learn it.

Science came natural to me and I love it. I'm trying to school my 7 year old in basic chemistry and how to form a hypothesis.

I had so much Shakespeare I could throw up. The always did non interesting works. I couldn't stand it.
 
Science came natural to me and I love it. I'm trying to school my 7 year old in basic chemistry and how to form a hypothesis.

I had so much Shakespeare I could throw up. The always did non interesting works. I couldn't stand it.

When I was an undergrad, I officially had 2 majors and 3 minors, but that's because that's all the space there were on the sheets. I had enough hours for others as well; including English. I took a course specifically on Shakespeare one semester and loved it. I also took one on Greek/Roman mythology. And one on American literature. That one was awesome, so many great authors.
 
When I was an undergrad, I officially had 2 majors and 3 minors, but that's because that's all the space there were on the sheets. I had enough hours for others as well; including English. I took a course specifically on Shakespeare one semester and loved it. I also took one on Greek/Roman mythology. And one on American literature. That one was awesome, so many great authors.

At the moment I'm a chemistry major, when I transfer out I plan to trying to get a chem engineering degree. If I can I'd like to get one in electrical and mechanical if possible.

Thats just for fun though.

I like the Greek and Roman philosophers but I've never gotten to take anything on that so Its mostly self study for me.
 
At the moment I'm a chemistry major, when I transfer out I plan to trying to get a chem engineering degree. If I can I'd like to get one in electrical and mechanical if possible.

Thats just for fun though.

I like the Greek and Roman philosophers but I've never gotten to take anything on that so Its mostly self study for me.
:alert:alert dork alert :alert:alert

:mrgreen:
 
At the moment I'm a chemistry major, when I transfer out I plan to trying to get a chem engineering degree. If I can I'd like to get one in electrical and mechanical if possible.

Thats just for fun though.

I like the Greek and Roman philosophers but I've never gotten to take anything on that so Its mostly self study for me.

how will any of those subjects further your political career?
 
True. But even college in this country is a joke for the most part. When I studied physics, it was challenging, but when I switched my major to psyche, I swear I could count on one hand how many actual class sessions I went to per course (except the rare cases where attendance was mandatory and impacted my grade. I showed up for those classes and slept.) and I graduated with a 3.8 out of 4.0 so it's not like I scraped by or anything.

I had attendance issues as well which worked great in arts & sciences but not so great when I took calculus in the engineering school. only F I ever got! go to class, calc students! I was just taking it "for fun" because I hadn't taken math in 5 years and I kind of missed it.

one teacher freaked out because I never went to his english class, and told my "academic probation officer" (I was put on AP for failing calc) that I was failing english and I was like WTF, I have a 98% in your class, literally. but he kept going on and on about how can I get anything out of his class if I don't listen to his lectures, etc, "look at the syllabus! it says I expect you to attend regularly!" I was thinking yes, "expect" is not "require" duh, and any moron can write essays about hemingway. I didn't say that aloud though. I was quite apologetic and he gave me a C in the class. bigot. he had the breakdown of how he made grades written out on the syllabus, like "Essays are 60% of your grade, the midterm is 20%" etc and there was NOTHING for attendance.

I'm still very bitter. but it was only a year ago.
 
My calc II teacher opened his first class with
"look at everyone around you. there is one in front, one in back, one to the left, and one to the right. after the first week one of them will be gone. after the first quiz another will be gone. after the first test a third person will drop. and one of the remaining two will drop after the midterm. Welcome to Calculus II"

in short at ERAU there was typically an 80% washout rate in Calc II
 
My calc II teacher opened his first class with
"look at everyone around you. there is one in front, one in back, one to the left, and one to the right. after the first week one of them will be gone. after the first quiz another will be gone. after the first test a third person will drop. and one of the remaining two will drop after the midterm. Welcome to Calculus II"

in short at ERAU there was typically an 80% washout rate in Calc II

I learned Calc II from reading the book. Got an A
 
Calc just isn't that difficult.
 
This is pathetic. TEN minutes for a first grader? Only ten minutes? I would get outside work for my kids to do if they only got ten minutes. They get more than that now and are in kindergarten!

Less than two hours for a junior in high school? Equally pathetic.

No wonder Taiwanese students I know who have gone to the US and returned found things there (especially math and sciences where language isn't as big an impediment) incredibly easy. The typical MIDDLE SCHOOL student here has to go to school until five o'clock, then go to cram school for 2-3 hours, then go home and do something like three hours of homework. Try to cram in some sleet and return to school at 7:20 the next morning.

American students are wimps.
 
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