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California has endorsed back-to-basics math standards in schools that emphasize correct answers. “That must have been my problem,” says Alex Kaseberg. “My math answers were intended to be satirical.”
“The need was exemplified by one eighth-grader who was asked to determine the volume of a cone and replied, ‘You count the scoops.’ ” (Stan Kaplan)
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* “The Christmas shopping season is underway, and once again the most popular toy is “No Assembly Required.” (J.C. Arroyo)
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