Posted: Aug 09, 2014 4:23 am
Obviously a serious story but there was a rather humorous aside to it since one of the examples given was ant and aunt
and someone over at the other place said they would have sacked them just for that. But that notwithstanding however
it is sad that this is happening in Twenty Fourteen. Similar to that other example in Texas where it was decided against
teaching algebra because of the unfamiliarity with the symbols which were not American. And as I stated then : do they
not realise that the number system is Indian and actually predates the discovery of America by many millennia. Ditto all
the Greek symbols too. What makes this even more sad is that it is happening in the most advanced nation in the world
and someone over at the other place said they would have sacked them just for that. But that notwithstanding however
it is sad that this is happening in Twenty Fourteen. Similar to that other example in Texas where it was decided against
teaching algebra because of the unfamiliarity with the symbols which were not American. And as I stated then : do they
not realise that the number system is Indian and actually predates the discovery of America by many millennia. Ditto all
the Greek symbols too. What makes this even more sad is that it is happening in the most advanced nation in the world