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To: Carolyn who wrote (15087)	4/12/2011 1:17:06 PM
From: Ken Adams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24391

I suppose that exam lends credence to the idea our public schools tend to teach what is currently pertinent. Many of the terms in that exam are no longer in common usage today. I'm sure this will be the case for our present vocabulary in another century. Mathematics is already beginning to disappear. High school kids can't add, multiply and certainly can't divide in their head, even simple problems. How many high school kids could count your change at Walmart if the machine didn't tell them what it was? I wonder if this is dangerous...