tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post2527823118415350838..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: InnumeracyDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-43288392889663944562007-08-25T08:40:00.000-07:002007-08-25T08:40:00.000-07:00Do they still pick the wrong plate when they aren'...Do they still pick the wrong plate when they aren't allowed to see them filled with jelly beans first?Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271348977007797089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-25863176941113028182007-08-24T19:42:00.000-07:002007-08-24T19:42:00.000-07:00anon...true, some people will never be able to rea...anon...true, some people will never be able to read something like a mortgage agreement, but the number of people who *could* learn, and don't, is very large.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-58369583096040337332007-08-23T08:59:00.000-07:002007-08-23T08:59:00.000-07:00The schools can't make everyone able to read compl...The schools can't make everyone able to read complex documents. Some people are <I>stupid</I>. The best thing we can do is help stupid people understand their limits and the need to get help from smarter people when it's time to sign a lease or buy a house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-25049350765922267132007-08-23T07:40:00.000-07:002007-08-23T07:40:00.000-07:00On the other hand, being somewhat mathmatically li...On the other hand, being somewhat mathmatically literate really does cut down on the amount of fun one has in Vegas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-27198144069272249312007-08-23T06:38:00.000-07:002007-08-23T06:38:00.000-07:00I'm trying, Tony.I'm trying, Tony.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-52731923886542877572007-08-23T04:41:00.000-07:002007-08-23T04:41:00.000-07:00Ow, it hurts, it hurts. Please make the innumerac...Ow, it hurts, it hurts. Please make the innumeracy go away.Mr. Lucchesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489214765844797652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-28924324069558900802007-08-22T21:43:00.000-07:002007-08-22T21:43:00.000-07:00The people who run the lottery depend on this huma...The people who run the lottery depend on this human trait.<BR/>The Mega Bucks really gets me.<BR/>You mean I can win twice as much as the regular lottery, and my chances are only going to be ten times worse?<BR/>OK!! here's my dollar.Coach Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14238740195887051746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-32566218033166637542007-08-22T20:24:00.000-07:002007-08-22T20:24:00.000-07:00I expect that the recent problems with toxic loans...I expect that the recent problems with toxic loans had a lot to do with innumeracy...but also with a certain kind of illiteracy, in that the numbers could only be understood in the context of the loan disclosures.<BR/><BR/>It is really very dangerous for people to leave school without knowing how to think about numbers and to read fairly complex documents...dangerous for their personal finances, dangerous for their career development, dangerous for the political direction of society, and, in some cases, just plain physically dangerous.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com