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This is the eighth grade final exam from 1895

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2024 1:03 am
by Hal
Guess I had better not move to Kansas.....

https://web.archive.org/web/20040205212 ... deexam.htm

Re: This is the eighth grade final exam from 1895

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2024 6:35 am
by yankees60
Hal wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2024 1:03 am Guess I had better not move to Kansas.....

https://web.archive.org/web/20040205212 ... deexam.htm
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: This is the eighth grade final exam from 1895

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2024 6:48 am
by dualstow
Love it, Hal!
The American way, and perhaps the way of many school systems in the world, is Prepare; Ace Test; Forget. O0

Re: This is the eighth grade final exam from 1895

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:30 am
by yankees60
dualstow wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2024 6:48 am Love it, Hal!
The American way, and perhaps the way of many school systems in the world, is Prepare; Ace Test; Forget. O0
Definitely my mode. First priority was always getting the A. If I learned while achieving that goal, good.

Re: This is the eighth grade final exam from 1895

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:31 am
by yankees60

Re: This is the eighth grade final exam from 1895

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:55 am
by Hal
For something a bit more modern, here's the exams for the end of Australian High School.
How do they compare with the USA/elsewhere equivalents?

https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/ ... index.aspx

ps: Loved this line from University ; 50% is a pass, 51 is a good pass, 52 is a wasted effort!

Re: This is the eighth grade final exam from 1895

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 1:34 am
by boglerdude
Nobody remembers anything that isnt required to do their job or hobby. I dunno how to fix that...small class sizes and private tutors can direct students to topics they have an actual interest in. Maybe cash incentives, I didnt know anything about econ until it was my savings on the line. Maybe kids spend too much time sheltered in college.

Somewhat related, we need more Miltons these days but this talk isnt very specific. what exactly is he saying the Fed should have done. my guess, is the Fed was afraid to lend (real gold) to credit worthy business. Also no one talks about the supply shock of the dust bowl. Food prices should have hyperinflated, maybe the Fed "prevented" that at greater overall cost.

Unrelated Apple vid

Re: This is the eighth grade final exam from 1895

Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2024 6:12 pm
by dualstow
I’ve been meaning to acknowledge your post above, boglerdude, but I had nothing to add and…
there’s no Like button O0

I guess I could add that Jeremy Grantham indirectly referred to Milton Friedman* as a pychopath, but that’s because of his literal interpetation of M.F.’s quote.

*(Was it Friedman? I’ll have to find the quote to make sure.)
EDIT: oh yeah, i think it was
There is one and only one social responsibility of business—to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits.

Re: This is the eighth grade final exam from 1895

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:52 am
by boglerdude
No worries im old school internet, dropped out of grad school to troll on 4chan when they started 20 years ago

Friedman would be cancelled today. Heres a cool story, bros https://www.tabletmag.com/feature/ameri ... ey-anduril