[MATHEDCC] Endless bad press

Geoffrey Akst (akst@idt.net)
Mon, 6 Oct 1997 17:45:03 -0400

About half an hour ago, I innocently turned on the TV waiting for
the 6 pm news. Something called _Full Hous_e was on Channel 11 here in New
York -- apparently a teen sit-com. Around the restaurant table, one guy
says: "Does anyone know anything about Advanced Algebra?" A young woman
responds: "I know enough not to take it!" Laughter on the sound track...

If any of us had a nickel for every anti-math joke that we hear in
society at large, our salaries might be more respectable! What can we do
about this? How important is it to do something?

Geoffrey Akst
Mathematics Department
Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers Street
NY, NY 10007
(v) 212/346-8530, -8531, -8532
(f) 212/346-8550
(e) akst@idt.net

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