"John Moorhead" wrote in
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When I
discussed the math involved with the making of say a circular table
top, I was told to keep it VERY simple, that not all students would
understand fractions well, or would know what "diameter" was. So,
simple it is!


I never thought of either of my father's brothers as over educated, when it
came to school education. But both of them were really talented finish
carpenters, who knew how to use _every_ tool in the box, in ways I still
haven't figured out.

One of the most productive series of learning events that I had as a youth
was a tremendous amount of volunteer labor opportunity, working with my
dad, and literally dozens of skilled tradespeople on church and community
projects. The lessons taught, about what we were really capable of, were
some of the most valuable of that time.

Certainly made some of the academic lessons seem more important.

Enjoy this, John. Teach them like you care who they can become.

Patriarch,
wondering how kids with a limited understanding of math are going to take
to a CNC machine. It should be a great incentive.