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Weekly Math UpdatesNovember 22, 2007 Contents:
Thanksgiving, the Real Story Happy Thanksgiving. On this special occasion, there are a lot of things we should all be grateful for. Here's a few on my list this year (besides the personal ones).
To read the real story of Thanksgiving, go to this link for a surprise that has been lost from the history books. I've pasted the final paragraph here, but to understand it, you need to read the short story on this page. http://www.mises.org/story/336
C.S. Lewis and Screwtape Remember a couple weeks back when I emailed you the link to "Screwtape Proposes a Toast" by C.S. Lewis? I had had someone point out to me the salient portion on education, but in finally reading the whole document this last week I was amazed at Lewis' insight into the topic of democracy (socialism) and couldn't help but think that Lewis was a very inspired man. You really need to read this entire piece of satire which Lewis himself identified as a as being about the American education system. http://www.seark.net/~jlove/screwtape.htm Here's a couple great clips from it on the topic of Democracy and its effects on society and individuals. It ties in perfectly with the story of Thanksgiving above.
Media Articles Visiting official: Alpine district 'not in touch with people' Amen, and amen. 3 Alpine teachers vying for award
Parents Speak out for Math Basics A short article with this all too familiar sounding story:
It Works for Me: An Exploration of “Traditional Math” Part 1 by Barry Garelick A nice article illustrating why the phrase "research shows" should never escape an educrats' lips. Honor a Veteran, Read the Constitution by Ken Cromar Ken Cromar is a good friend and has been with us on the math fight for a long time. He recently wrote this article which is a tribute to our Founding Fathers and discusses the BYU "Year of the Constitution" effort where they have been passing out pocket constitutions and copies of the DVD, "A More Perfect Union." Thousands of copies of these materials were taken by students along with signing a pledge to read the constitution. In light of the destruction of the concept of a Republic for the false notion that we are a Democracy, it would be wonderful to see this event replicated at all colleges to help students get back to the basics of what laws govern our country.
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