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No, it begins with knowing what 40 minus 32 equals.

Posted on: March 17, 2024 at 09:54:14 CT
ummmm MU
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You cannot begin to make change if you don't know what the answer to that basic arithmetic is.

Also, no one should be learning that at 15 or after. It should be learned around 6 or 7. And you cannot tell me that you learned that basic arithmetic at your teenage job.
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Last night we went out to a movie theater. They had a sign - BH O'bonga MU - 3/17 08:49:39
     A couple of similar stories: - JeffB MU - 6/9 14:25:33
     what theater? - JayHoaxH8r MU - 3/17 12:48:44
     How did they do the math so fast to get to your total, but - shorty MU - 3/17 11:33:22
          RE: How did they do the math so fast to get to your total, but - BH O'bonga MU - 3/17 15:01:47
     I've been saying for a number of years that the US is past - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 10:35:09
          The gap between the haves and the have nots is getting - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/17 11:06:15
               that's intentional - ashtray UF - 3/17 11:46:35
                    Your premise is absurd.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 3/17 14:10:51
                    It's not. Kids can choose to learn or not. Those that - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/17 12:04:23
                    question: who is "intentionally" separating the kids in publ - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 11:57:14
                         Well you see - El-ahrairah BAMA - 3/17 12:29:42
                              yep (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/17 12:45:13
                                   that didn't answer the question I asked. How does the schoo - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 12:46:18
                                        it isn't the school - ashtray UF - 3/17 12:55:11
                                             that's an entirely separate discussion. Once again, the - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 13:24:27
                                                  the system's purpose is the intent - ashtray UF - 3/17 13:35:35
                                                       so the kids in AP who get educated are not in your - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 15:49:30
                         It's a silly premise.(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/17 12:05:22
               RE: The gap between the haves and the have nots is getting - KC rules MU - 3/17 11:36:37
     20 years from now math will be like Latin - Calca STL - 3/17 10:29:00
          Or adjusting the point gap on a car and then checking and - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/17 10:38:14
     If only he were black, transgender, or lesbian, he could be - hokie VT - 3/17 09:37:55
          If the goal of the crits is to get people to see every - ummmm MU - 3/17 09:42:52
               Do you haver any intention of completing the discussion you - hokie VT - 6/9 14:27:47
               Now I get it. Anyone who notices the media's - hokie VT - 3/17 09:47:53
                    you're far more obsessed than the media (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 10:35:46
                    You are far more obsessed with race - meatiger MU - 3/17 10:19:36
                    But that's not what happened here at all. There isn't a - ummmm MU - 3/17 09:51:35
                         RE: But that's not what happened here at all. There isn't a - BH O'bonga MU - 3/17 15:06:11
                         So you're saying that a black player who talks about the - hokie VT - 3/17 09:56:59
                              this thread should help you see how you don't - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 10:36:38
                              OPE! You got lost. Let me get you back to your thread - CulturedDan MU - 3/17 10:31:28
                              What does that have to do with the OP?(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/17 10:20:30
                              You're in the wrong thread. (nm) - ummmm MU - 3/17 10:00:27
     COVID did it(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 3/17 09:35:09
          RE: COVID did it(nm): I think you make a good point. - BH O'bonga MU - 3/17 15:07:36
     You have to wonder who’s raising these children - El-ahrairah BAMA - 3/17 09:02:01
          Missouri people - Wildcat KSU - 3/17 10:41:13
          Govt schools. (nm) - ummmm MU - 3/17 09:05:36
               maybe he's home schooled - JayHoaxH8r MU - 3/17 10:14:16
                    yeah, go with that (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 10:36:58
                    Very unlikely (nm) - ummmm MU - 3/17 10:31:39
                    probably not(nm) - CulturedDan MU - 3/17 10:27:07
               Government schools didn't teach me how to make change - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/17 09:17:07
                    Sorry tigerrr up to a significant point. I agree with umm on - hokie VT - 3/17 09:43:48
                         How do you know what government schools teach? - JayHoaxH8r MU - 3/17 10:15:12
                              he's obviously a product(nm) - CulturedDan MU - 3/17 10:27:37
                                   JFC - JayHoaxH8r MU - 3/17 10:38:10
                                        another child left behind(nm) - CulturedDan MU - 3/17 10:42:57
                         Why did you apologize for disagreeing with him? (nm) - ummmm MU - 3/17 09:47:24
                              Is that not ok with you? I agree with him on most issuesand - hokie VT - 3/17 09:50:44
                                   why do you apologize to him, specifically, and not to - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 10:37:53
                                   It's just odd to apologize to someone for having a - ummmm MU - 3/17 09:52:50
                         So get rid of public schools. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 3/17 09:46:50
                    You're proving his point (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/17 09:31:06
                         No, I don't have to use arithmetic to count back change. - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/17 09:48:13
                    The OP story doesn't demonstrate a mere failing to - ummmm MU - 3/17 09:24:11
                         RE: The OP story doesn't demonstrate a mere failing to - BH O'bonga MU - 3/17 15:09:40
                         It begins with making change. I don't even have to use - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/17 09:47:04
                              Making change does not require math???(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/17 10:22:02
                                   Not really. - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/17 10:35:26
                                        Ummmm, that is math. Lol(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/17 11:30:39
                                        lol, you just told everyone how f'ing stupid you are. You're - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 10:38:44
                                             Sorry, I didn't need a cash register to tell me how much - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/17 10:46:21
                                                  the way you did it is laborious, slow, and the sign you - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 11:58:36
                                                       Lol - meatiger MU - 3/17 14:41:38
                              No, it begins with knowing what 40 minus 32 equals. - ummmm MU - 3/17 09:54:14
                                   I applied making change at my summer job when I was 15 - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/17 10:01:27
                                        Did you learn the answer to "40 minus 32" by counting - ummmm MU - 3/17 10:02:55
                                             Much younger in grade school. But making change rarely had - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/17 10:05:13
                                                  Okay, so that's you. Now go back and read the OP - ummmm MU - 3/17 10:08:12
                                                       Sure.(nm) - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/17 10:18:45




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