tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post5052795758449223753..comments2024-03-24T00:09:55.586-05:00Comments on The Field Lab: Matthew 13John Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783305402239706779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-41564723273201231282015-05-19T04:43:15.902-05:002015-05-19T04:43:15.902-05:00yes... know it well and yes the horrible truth is ...yes... know it well and yes the horrible truth is that some teachers themselves don't understand it much less know how to teach it.<br /><br />but having worked a career at learning how to lob missiles and other moving things - there simply is no other alternative if you are going to get it right in this world.<br /><br />If you have a GPS or you have brakes on your car or you have a cell phone or any number of thousands of devices associated with things that move - if you want to do it - you gotta know how to use the math to do it.<br /><br />we all benefit from it enormously - even as we think of it as a kind of disease we want no part of!<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />my point is - you can't live in the modern world on just what you believe. You have to also understand the "religion" of science.Larry Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282254026681944326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-60915616417605925422015-05-18T22:28:34.017-05:002015-05-18T22:28:34.017-05:00Calculus..haven't thought of that in awhile. H...Calculus..haven't thought of that in awhile. Had a calculus prof. in the early 70's named Sid. Sid appeared to be in his late 60's., or maybe he was a tweaker in his mid 30's. Sid didn't know or understand calculus but he didn't let that get in the way of teaching it. He had tenure.Me and another guy in the class used to do the dog look at each other, you know when you're talking to your dog and he doesn't have a clue but he's got his ears up,turning his head side to side...looking for one word he does know, like walk...woofRev.jimmyleebobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12209681160272509144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-31231398389959384982015-05-18T13:35:52.606-05:002015-05-18T13:35:52.606-05:00Calculus teaches - critical thinking. it forces us...Calculus teaches - critical thinking. it forces us to get rid of what we want to believe - and deal with the reality.<br /><br />All these things we depend on - from cars to solar panels to phone/internet are based on disciplines that require critical thinking if they are going to get built and work.<br /><br />It does not negate God or the important role of religion - but it does show us that God expects us to be responsible also.<br />Larry Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282254026681944326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-67161621411651228192015-05-18T01:35:58.622-05:002015-05-18T01:35:58.622-05:00Wishing you a safe and fabulous week!Wishing you a safe and fabulous week!Smackmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06443842356630448051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-40048428397546645892015-05-17T22:11:52.814-05:002015-05-17T22:11:52.814-05:00Yes, at the end of the second year of Spanish, I d...Yes, at the end of the second year of Spanish, I did not do some homework assignments. So I got a tutor and finished with a D. I don't like the look of F or D. :-)Margery Billdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589667608391862832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-4632896947750929472015-05-17T20:51:50.216-05:002015-05-17T20:51:50.216-05:00John - I must have shared your dislike of calculus...John - I must have shared your dislike of calculus. However, it was a required course to get the Chemical Engineering degree I was trying to get at Lamar Tech (in Beaumont, Texas. So failure was not an option - and I managed a passing grade - but no cigars!Ronald Mahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212335044689143408noreply@blogger.com