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mac56

(17,566 posts) Mon Feb 13, 2017, 11:19 AM Feb 2017

This just in

Interviewer: "Secretary DeVos, math and science education in this country are in need of reform. Six out of ten Americans don't understand simple math concepts."

(silence)

Betsy DeVos: "Wow. (pause) Is that a lot?"

and humor

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This just in (Original Post) mac56 Feb 2017 OP

Source, please? Eyeball_Kid Feb 2017 #1

Edited to add the "sarcasm" tag. mac56 Feb 2017 #2

Of course she understands science....... AJT Feb 2017 #3

Back to measuring in cubits. Argh! yankeepants Feb 2017 #4

and that would cover the math ...... AJT Feb 2017 #6

I'll bet she has traveled safeinOhio Feb 2017 #7

Bwahaaaaaa AJT Feb 2017 #9

My brother is a teacher winetourdriver01 Feb 2017 #5

. Rustyeye77 Feb 2017 #8

LOL whatta maroon Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #10

Eyeball_Kid

(7,430 posts)

1. Source, please?

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 11:23 AM

Feb 2017

mac56

(17,566 posts)

2. Edited to add the "sarcasm" tag.

Reply to Eyeball_Kid (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 11:24 AM

Feb 2017

Did not think I would need it.

AJT

(5,240 posts)

3. Of course she understands science.......

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 11:26 AM

Feb 2017

the bible tells her all she needs to know.

yankeepants

(1,979 posts)

4. Back to measuring in cubits. Argh!

Reply to AJT (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 11:34 AM

Feb 2017

AJT

(5,240 posts)

6. and that would cover the math ......

Reply to yankeepants (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 11:36 AM

Feb 2017

safeinOhio

(32,673 posts)

7. I'll bet she has traveled

Reply to AJT (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 01:15 PM

Feb 2017

to all 4 corners of the world.

AJT

(5,240 posts)

9. Bwahaaaaaa

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 01:58 PM

Feb 2017

winetourdriver01

(1,154 posts)

5. My brother is a teacher

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 11:35 AM

Feb 2017

My brother is a teacher back east and is so horrified by the situation I can't even get him to respond to emails!

Rustyeye77

(2,736 posts)

8. .

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 01:24 PM

Feb 2017

Betsy DeVos Education Curriculum
1) Defending Against Grizzly Bears
2) Introductory to Creationism
3) Abstinence 101
4) Science is bullshit!

Kimchijeon

(1,606 posts)

10. LOL whatta maroon

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 02:44 PM

Feb 2017

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