How a very important message can be lost in a sea of verbiage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJAOltce6jI

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9681000/9681563.stm

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/forstaff/news/article/2833/poor_self-image_cannot_explain_maths_gender_gap

You probably need to watch the video and read the report twice to actually get it.

The headlines should have been

PRO-FEMINIST RESEARCHERS FALSIFIED EVIDENCE: MEN REALLY ARE BETTER THAN WOMEN IN MATHS AND NO MORE TIME AND RESOURCES SHOULD BE SPENT ATTEMPTING TO "PROVE" THE OPPOSITE 

then you would have got a bit more of a response, instead of a puzzled blink.

http://thebattlefieldoflove.blogspot.com/2012/01/poor-self-image-cannot-explain-maths.html

decline and fall of Maths teaching in Britain

1. Teaching Maths In 1970 A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

2. Teaching Maths In 1980 A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or £80. What is his profit?

3. Teaching Maths In 1990 A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is £80. Did he make a profit?

4. Teaching Maths In 2000 A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is £80 and his profit is £20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

5. Teaching Maths In 2007 A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of £20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers. )