The Future of Geometry

1936 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Author(s):  
Margaret Joseph
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Real Problem ◽  
The Real ◽  
School Work ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Curriculum

Teachers of mathematics are often confronted with pupils asking, “Why should I study mathematics?” or “Where shall I ever use geometry?” Such statements made by pupils are easily answered by any mathematician; so are of little concern. The real problem lies in the criticism from adults, for many of our fellow teachers and executives believe that mathematics should have no place in the new curriculum. Just what should be taught in its place has not been determined, for their criticism is of the destructive type, not the constructive. It is only natural that every teacher should feel that his specialty is of importance, so regardless of all the unfavorable comments some people make about mathematics, I still feel that it should be studied by all pupils capable of doing high school work.

Discounting and the Paradox of the Indefinitely Postponed Splurge

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Rendall
Keyword(s):  
Real Problem ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
The Real ◽  
Reductio Ad Absurdum ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
End Of The World

It is sometimes argued in support of discounting future costs and benefits that if we gave the same weight to the future as to the present, we would invest nearly all our income, but never spend it. Rather than enjoying the fruits of our investments, we would always do better to reinvest them. Undiscounted utilitarianism (UU), so the argument goes, is collectively self-defeating. This attempted reductio ad absurdum fails. Regardless of whether each generation successfully followed UU, or merely attempted to follow it, we could never get trapped in endless saving. The real problem is different: without the ability to foresee the end of the world, UU cannot tell us how much to save. Discounting is a defensible response, but only when coupled with a rule against risking catastrophe.

scholarly journals Declassification of corporate directors: Addressing the real concerns affecting stockholders.

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 160-163
Author(s):  
Darlene M. Andert
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Real Problem ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Business Outcomes ◽  
The Real ◽  
Poison Pill ◽  
The Future ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Chairs

The future will provide the lesson about the effects of Board declassification. Yet, without question, declassification does degrade the synergy needed to build learning and decision-making symmetry, and it makes these part-time professionals, a temporary and potentially short-term member of a decision-making community. As a poison pill, this strategy remains questionable. Clearly, the alchemy of providing excellent oversight that generates great business outcomes is not the mandate of declassification. Declassification is a re-structuring strategy only. Real alchemy comes from a great deal of knowledge,, and sprinkle of luck, but remains unlinked to potentially changing the seats in the chairs after each election. Perhaps corporate governance restructuring should begin to address the real problem, which is positioning Directors to be knowledgeable, accountable, and ethical fiduciaries

Education in General and Theological Education

1971 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-452
Author(s):  
Hugh T. Kerr
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
General Education ◽  
Theological Education ◽  
Real Problem ◽  
The Real ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Primary Focus

“If there is fault to find with education, and if the system appears to be breaking down, we assume that the first place to look for trouble must be teaching and the teacher. … My own research on general education began with teaching as the primary focus. But I have come to see that the real problem in education today is not teaching and the teacher but learning and the student. The big question is not how to teach but who the student is and how he learns. … Until today, the big question has always been content-oriented: ‘What is education?’ But now high school, college, university, and graduate students are asking a different kind of question: ‘What is education for?’ When translated into the area of theological education, this becomes a ‘professional’ question”.

scholarly journals WE PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR TEACHING THE FUTURE GENERATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Agus Widyantoro
Keyword(s):  
Language Teaching ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
The Real ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Curriculum

Lecturers in universities preparing for future teachers often teach materials which they think are up-to-date. However, is it true that what they teach may be useful for their students in their teaching in the future. Students may graduate in four to five years and they may not get jobs as soon as they leave universities. When they get a job as teachers, it might be five to six years after they graduate. At that time in schools, a new curriculum may be introduced, new theories on language teaching may emerge, and new problems may be faced. What they got from their lecturers in universities may not be relevant for solving the new problems. So, they need new knowledge or even new skills. This paper tries to explore the ways lecturers can do to prepare their students to face the ‘real’ challenges in their time of teaching.

The Disruption Of Family In Manju Kapur’s Custody

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 880-885
Author(s):  
K.P. Bhavatharini ◽  
Ms Dr. Anita Albert
Keyword(s):  
Marital Relationship ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
The Real ◽  
Law System ◽  
Metropolitan Cities ◽  
Take Back ◽  
The Family ◽  
Female Protagonist ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Aspects

Manju Kapur exposes the disparity and how modernity plays a major role in our society and also the hollowness modern life through her novel Custody. The present paper deals with the key aspects of custody, like extra marital affair, exploration of children and the law system of India. Manju Kapur has published five novels and all her novels dealt with postmodern era, which became sensational in the literary world. She talks about the life of people in Metropolitan cities and how it changes the attitude of theirs and makes them to be victims of modernity through her novel Custody. She manages to disclose the atmosphere which revolves around the family and how it destroys their peace. Here the author portrays how her female protagonist goes to an extent to fulfill her need even breaking her marital relationship with her husband and lack of concern with her children. She portrays the unimaginable incident of broken marriage and illustrates how it causes their children to yearning for their custody from their parents. The children are mentally affected because of the conflict between their egoistic parents to take back their custody only to win the battle not having the real concern over the future of their children. The author manages to create an excellent atmosphere that reveals the various disasters roaming around the family. The future of the children is also hazard. This novel proves that Manju Kapur is a great curator of the modern Indian family.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document