Episode 74: Good-old-boy comic knows more about teaching math than the professors do (Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022)

Episode 74: Good-old-boy comic knows more about teaching math than the professors do  (Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022)Zach Rushing agrees to help a nephew with homework. A good way to bond. But the teacher gives the boy an F even though all the answers are correct. Rushing is enraged and eager to confront the teacher. Yes, his language is sometimes crude; you’re warned. But I think he perfectly articulates the anger that every American feels or should feel when confronted by the PhD-level absurdity found throughout K-12. It is the enemy.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE  PART 1PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE  PART 2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rushing is perhaps best known for his First Black Cookout,  which I recommend.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here’s how I normally ridicule Common Core Math: K-12: Comedy Core.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let's Fix Education explains to Americans why their schools are so bad. The people in charge prefer mediocrity because they are socialists of one kind or another. If people work together to promote real education, we'll have it.Support the show