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16th February 2006, 04:24 PM #1
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Its Academic
What's wrong with our schools.
There's a ashow on tv as I sit here called It's Academic. A kids quiz show.
There are 3 schools represented by 3 allegedly clever snot noses. The teams are from St Something, St Something else and Castle Hill..
One of the questions was, "Who owned the donkey that rescued wounded soldiers at Gallipoli?" none of them knew it was Jack Simpson Kirkpatrick not even just Simpson. A disgrace.
A few questions later, this "Who were Donald Duck's nephews?", in unison...Hewey, Dewey and Lewey.
tsk tsk tsk.
What a disgrace. Another one, " 96/12" answer "5"....:mad:
And they wonder the malls are full of the little thugs. I must say Castle Hill is way in front of the god-botherers.
Off the box.
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16th February 2006, 04:42 PM #2
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Sheddie, you must remember, Australian history is not fashionable with the teachers . . . especially our Military history - far be it to teach about the realities of war or even that our forfathers gave so much so that we can enjoy Australia now . . . shame on me, not be PC!
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16th February 2006, 05:07 PM #3
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OK: I admit it: I couldn't have done any better.:eek: I wouldn't have known Simpson or been able to do 96/12 in my head, but I do know who DD's nephews are, as well as their Uncle.
Don't call me a thug though.
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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17th February 2006, 01:25 AM #4
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The donkey was owned by H.M. government, Simpson just 'borrowed' it - HE got a posthumous V.C., the donkey just got put back in the box carrying pool. Someone with a bit of nous at Gallipoli should have grabbed the donkey & taken it 'back home' (UK) for fund raising etc. Instead it probably ended up as 'improvised rations'.
I'm no smarty when it comes to mental math, but even I know 96 divided by any whole number is NOT going to be 5.
I'll refrain from going on about the lunkheads coming from so called 'private' or 'church' schools.
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17th February 2006, 08:26 AM #5
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Did any of them answer "Daddy's got a Porsche!"?
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1st March 2006, 04:10 PM #6
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today they had 13 x 30, the kid replied 30:confused: ............but of course you all no its..................................................................................................
Originally Posted by Shedhand
What a disgrace. Another one, " 96/12" answer "5"....:mad:
Off the box.
Today they had 13 x 30, the kid replied 30:confused: ............but of course you all Know it's..................................................................................................Last edited by RETIRED; 1st March 2006 at 05:18 PM. Reason: Can't help myself:)
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1st March 2006, 04:17 PM #7
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That's easy: 13 x 30 = 10x30 + 3x30 = 300 + 90 = 390.
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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1st March 2006, 04:55 PM #8
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When I was in school, what here would be called year two (age 6) I suppose, it was a mandatory requirement to learn the 2 through 12x multiplication tables, amongst many other things. This wasn't just to be able to recite them parrot fashion, but to be able to use them. Originally Posted by zenwood
It was a frequent if unpredictable event for any (not just the maths teacher) to say "B...., what is 9x8?", or "what is 5x12?", etc. The answer had better come back pretty smartly, else something else would. Generally over the knuckles :eek:
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1st March 2006, 04:59 PM #9
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yep. Originally Posted by zenwood
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1st March 2006, 05:21 PM #10
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The other night on 'Who wants to be a Squillionaire?', Eddie asked the question, "Which song contains the words 'Beneath our Radiant Southern Cross, we'll toil with hearts and hands...'?" The choices were Waltzing Matilda, Advance Australia Fair, I Still Call Australia Home and one other.
Do you think the contestant (an Aussie bloke prob in his late 40's / early 50's) could get it? Nope. When he went to the audience vote, would you believe that 49% of the audience didn't know which song it was either?!
All I can say is: it would never happen in America.
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1st March 2006, 05:32 PM #11
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hey , don't you like my grammar and spelling? Originally Posted by ss_11000
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1st March 2006, 05:57 PM #12
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Why? is it in their anthem Originally Posted by Green Woodchips
Stirlo, never ask a question like that, you may not like the answer.....Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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1st March 2006, 07:26 PM #13
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Don't think it's fair to criticise todays kids. Today on the radio they played a recording from a 1950s quiz for kids with Jack Davey. The idiot child muffed just about all the questions - didn't know that a tree that sheds its leave annually was deciduous, thought a mezzanine floor was on a building in Venice, etc., etc. About the best that could be said was that he ade some imaginative guesses.
Came from a supposedly good state school. Obviously never going to amount to anything.
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.Of course, the kid's name was John Howard.
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1st March 2006, 07:43 PM #14
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The young ones, Bambi episode not long before they got blown up by Viv's hand grenade Originally Posted by silentC
Some People are like slinky's,
They serve no purpose at all,
but they put a smile on your face when you throw them down the stairs.
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1st March 2006, 08:08 PM #15
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I just couldn't help it. Originally Posted by ss_11000
hey , don't you like my grammar and spelling?
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