Libya for Sylvan

[$1987 GN$]

I believe there is a much greater need for talented plumbers, electricians, builders, etc. than there are for college graduates that cannot produce anything useful but are well qualified for government jobs which produce nothing.

I was in Harbor Freight last week and some HS shop teacher was there on a field trip. He was explaining what all the tools are and how to use them. Now that teacher deserves a raise.

To bad he has to take them there and did not have them in the school. But kudos

[gbsean]

I believe there is a much greater need for talented plumbers, electricians, builders, etc. than there are for college graduates that cannot produce anything useful but are well qualified for government jobs which produce nothing.

I was in Harbor Freight last week and some HS shop teacher was there on a field trip. He was explaining what all the tools are and how to use them. Now that teacher deserves a raise.

To bad he has to take them there and did not have them in the school. But kudos

[stevemon]

Machinists do, or did, use trig every day. I did but it's mostly CNC anymore so there aren't nearly as many actual machinists that go from the blueprint to the finished part making the calculations themselves.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem

[$1987 GN$]

I believe there is a much greater need for talented plumbers, electricians, builders, etc. than there are for college graduates that cannot produce anything useful but are well qualified for government jobs which produce nothing.

I was in Harbor Freight last week and some HS shop teacher was there on a field trip. He was explaining what all the tools are and how to use them. Now that teacher deserves a raise.

To bad he has to take them there and did not have them in the school. But kudos

[Just a Six?]

I will bet the average 14 year old doesn't know 12x12 without a machine to help!
But they sure know how to Text words in short form!!
They are forming a new written language right in front of us with all the shortcut words they use. I don't understand half of it, not having a teenager? :rolleyes:

[Steve Wood]

X a million a half-vowels are a vanishing breed-kinda like Arabic writes no vowels normally.  You either know the word, or you are screwed...

[SuperSix]

Kinda like people that use wayyy too many emoticons.

[Steve Wood]

I like the Bud commercial where the guy is ordering a beer speaking emoticons

[gordyzx9r]

Sean, pace yourself. First tell me who the hell Queen Juliana is.

Juliana (Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina; 30 April 1909