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I applied making change at my summer job when I was 15

Posted on: March 17, 2024 at 10:01:27 CT

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I'd probably picked it up before that volunteering at various activities like worked a concession at a Boy Scout fair.

Ask a kid off the street how to operate a lawn mower. Many would be clueless.

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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