Re: [MATHEDCC] Crossroads Workshops

Roberta S. Lacefield (RSLace@mail.way.peachnet.edu)
Wed, 30 Apr 1997 15:14:00

I'm not sure about this analogy. Why do people run in the Boston marathon?
Why are students required to take math? If you are running in the Boston
marathon because you are trying to get to Boston in the most efficient way
possible...

At 12:15 PM 4/30/97 PST, rbenso@SEACCC.SCCD.CTC.EDU wrote:

>and learning but I must admit, my biggest problem is understanding why
>someone would NOT want them to use a calculator!
>
>
>
> Same reason you would not want them to use a car
> in the Boston Marathon.
>
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