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Teaching Math in 1950: A logger sells a truckload of
lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the
price.  What is his profit?

Teaching Math in 1960: A logger sells a truckload of
lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the
price, or $80.  What is his profit?

Teaching Math in 1970: A logger exchanges a set "L" of
lumber for a set "M" of money.  The cardinality of set
"M" is 100.  Each element is worth one dollar.  Make
100 dots representing the elements of the set "M." The
set "C", the cost of production contains 20 fewer
points than set "M." Represent the set "C" as a subset
of set "M" and answer the following question: What is
the cardinality of the set "P" of profits?

Teaching Math in 1980: A logger sells a truckload of
lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his
profit is $20.  Your assignment: Underline the number
20.

Teaching Math in 1990: By cutting down beautiful
forest trees, the logger makes $20.  What do you think
of this way of making a living?  Topic for class
participation after answering the question: How did
the forest birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut
down the trees?  There are no wrong answers.

Teaching Math in 2000: A logger sells a truckload of
lumber for $100. His cost of production is $120.  How
does Arthur Andersen determine that his profit margin
is $60


Teaching Math in 2010:  El Loggero se habla el trckero
ds las mayo un transpotere de la casa un etc.......
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Thank you, my friend, as your post reminded me that I failed to give credit.  Lest anyone think I authored this, it was received via e-mail from a right-wing-extremist buddy.  Is there any other kind?  [}:D]

Actually, I found very little humor in the whole thing myself.  I graduated H.S. in 1977, slightly before the rapid descent into "dumbing down."  I pretty much find myself in a near murderous rage whenever I think of the same ones who hide behind "doing it for the children" while destroying this Country and its wonderful Liberty, working diligently to produce needy, dependent, know-nothing children in the indoctrination centers known as "public schools."  [pissed]