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Kids from certain high schools would ace the ASVAB while others would be almost certain to fail miserably. I spent the Summer after I was commissioned teaching potential recruits how to pass the ASVAB at NRD Pittsburgh. This was 1979, and fractions were kicking a whole lotta folks asses even back then.
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I will start.
How to count change?
Ohm's law? Graduated High School and University and don't know what that is..... Mike
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Fractions? I've heard a number of petroleum landmen tell stories about having difficulty convincing a landowner that a 1/5 royalty was better than a 1/6 royalty.
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It could be that my hearing is totally shot, but most teens/early 20s folks sound like they are talking with a mouth full of marbles.
Also, one of my pet peeves is when young folk don't understand that the government is one of very limited, narrowly defined powers, and other than those few things that the Constitution empowers government to do, it is the individual, not the government, who is supreme.
Eliminate qualified immunity and you'll eliminate cops who act like they are above the law.
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Okay, for the guys who do not like the example of Ohm's Law. Most of you do know it, but just do not realize you know it.
Current (amps) equals volts divided by resistance.
If you plug your 120 V toaster into a 240 V circuit. The current flow will double and burn out the toaster.
If you plug your 120 V toaster into a 12 V outlet, It will not push enough amps through the circuit to warm your bagel.
So, really, how many here did not know that?
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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I’ve had to teach college freshman math that I learned in the 7th grade. Our education system is a complete failure. My pre-k daughter can already read, write, and do basic mathematics. My publicly educated 7 yo nephew, who is very intelligent, is on the same level. They teach to the lowest common denominator in public schools. Guess what that means when schools are located in areas where education is not valued and actually ridiculed since selling drugs, pimpin, and theft are seen as a legit means of providing for one’s self?
Yours in Liberty,
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Okay, for the guys who do not like the example of Ohm's Law. Most of you do know it, but just do not realize you know it.
Current (amps) equals volts divided by resistance.
If you plug your 120 V toaster into a 240 V circuit. The current flow will double and burn out the toaster.
If you plug your 120 V toaster into a 12 V outlet, It will not push enough amps through the circuit to warm your bagel.
So, really, how many here did not know that? Evidently most didn’t take auto shop in high school. Ohms law was one of the first things taught.
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Many and I mean many have the mentality their is 0 need for retention. Electronics do their " thinking and work" for them. Instant brain dump after something is done. Also makes teachers life's easier with less hassle.
98 to 01 recruiter for the army. 2 Questions off the cuff to see if someone could pass the asvab upon intial interveiw. Then put em on the prediction test on the lap top.
What is the square root of 49 or 81
What is the meaning of the word chaos in your definition.
Answer both without hesitation. Score as a high A easily all day long
Little bit of thought for both Mighta thrown em for a loop intially outta the blue. More than likely a strong A
Answer the math one or english one fast and a little slow on the other. Answer the math one fast. Easy A or a strong B
Answer one B
Answer neither and need a explanation. You get the "oh yeah I know that" comment alibi
Stump with lips....
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Mary Kay Letourneau taught everything I needed to know.
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So Slum those 8 seconds a day stayed with ya?
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Did you ever attempt to plug a 110 volt appliance into your cigarette lighter?
Or go to an internet forum to find out if it would work?
Wasn’t saying that the law isn’t important only that I don’t know it and have gotten by fine. No I haven’t because I read labels and know what works with what power source. I’m probably applying knowledge of the law you cite but still don’t know it.
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So Slum those 8 seconds a day stayed with ya? She never complained
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The things that a person knows are always of the utmost importance, while the things that others know are mere trivia.
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Out of 45 graduates at my High School in 1974, twelve took Physics our Senior year. I promise each of those 12 had a thorough understanding of Ohm's LAW. In 1974 Ohm's law had yet to be defined and discovered. You were still using cunieform and working on developing proto-hebrew language.
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Mary Kay Letourneau taught everything I needed to know.
Always good for a grin.
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Out of 45 graduates at my High School in 1974, twelve took Physics our Senior year. I promise each of those 12 had a thorough understanding of Ohm's LAW. In 1974 Ohm's law had yet to be defined and discovered. You were still using cunieform and working on developing proto-hebrew language. Rural Idaho was much advanced for the times.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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Write a check and balance a checkbook. Read a tape measure Have a basic concept of the three branches of government Understand the world doesn't owe them chit, and they only own what they can hold onto.
"Life is tough, even tougher if your stupid" John Wayne
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The things that a person knows are always of the utmost importance, while the things that others know are mere trivia. We like us best .
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Did you ever attempt to plug a 110 volt appliance into your cigarette lighter?
Or go to an internet forum to find out if it would work?
Wasn’t saying that the law isn’t important only that I don’t know it and have gotten by fine. No I haven’t because I read labels and know what works with what power source. I’m probably applying knowledge of the law you cite but still don’t know it. Oh, but you definitely know it now. See how educational this place is. Yes, you have been applying knowledge of the law. Why don't you buy six volt head lights and put them in a 12 volt vehicle? They sure would be bright, for a little while. One does not have to write an algebraic equation to understand many of the laws of nature. The algebra just makes them easier to put into a textbook.
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