@Curtmungus your honor of being more famous than me is quite deserved. I salute you.
Utopian : Scientific?
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It’s a Public School. Our Alegebra II course is pretty advanced, basically an Honors course. About half the course is on a Calaculator, lots and lots of graphing. And the Calculator cost me 120$ from Staples, TI83+ is the model name.
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Wow, I think you got ripped off, in California the Ti-83+ only cost around $80 - $70 if it’s on sale. But try getting the Ti-88 (might be the wrong number, but the graphing calculator one lower than that Game Gear looking Ti), that thing will do everything except cook you breakfast. And one half of a semester spend on graphing for an Algebra II course seems strange. Algebra deals much more hard numbers and equations; it is not until Trig do you really see the majority of your work centered on the Ti graphing feature.
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Ha, it’s funny how much machines like calculators have taken over someone’s life. But what I really hate are Teachers expecting you to have access to high technology It provides such a disadvantage to those without it. I remember a few years ago when our teacher posted all the homework on his Internet website. Presumably this wouldn’t be a problem, but this guy would forget a lot of times to write the assignment on the board for everyone to copy. Compounding this was that only about 1/2 of the class had computers, much less the Internet. After the first semester and the amount of late or uncompleted work, Teacher X did finally relent on his order.
Another problem was the computer issue. Every class had at least 2-3 computers, even questionable subjects like Math and Art, which hardly constituted the use of the computer at all. However, what the District did not take into account was the fact that they did not first bother to fix the air conditioning unit, the broken down chairs and tables, and the outdated and decaying textbooks (among many others) that actually might have done the students some good.
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by the way - U of Ottawa medical school requires that students come with new laptops to classes. As if tuition in Ontario isn’t high enough (glad to be in Manitoba)
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Yes, next all our teachers are going to expect that we have all our assignments and notes typed! :smile:
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I live in New Jersey, everything is more expensive. 8-12 dollars for a movie! Costs me 2$ in Phoniex.
My teachers also expect people to have internet Access. Those who don’t basically have to stay afterschool for 1-2 hours in the Library every other day just the get around.
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Wow, 8-12 dollars just to watch a bloody movie!?? What is this, some kind of world class entertainment theater? I’d be appreciative if you can give me the medium income and taxes you guys have to pay in New Jersey. Is your town fabulously wealthy?
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Well, yes, my town is pretty wealthy. But where I see movies isn’t. It cost me 20$ for 2 Large cokes, a large popcorn, and a Sour patch Kids.
Medium income?
http://www.ramseynj.com/facts.html
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Ha, a population of only 14,000. Talk about slim pickings.
Wow, a per Capita Income of $27,262,
Median Family Income $73,741, and a
Persons in Poverty at 325. And this is 1989 without being inflation adjusted. You guys must have it made. But I think I rather stick with my high poverty and crime rates for cheaper goods. :wink: -
I travel into the city when I am going to do some serious shopping to save money.
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Salvation Army, Factory Outlet Stores, and Pawn shops in the inner-city always have good deals :smile:
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Army-Navy Surplus stores!
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Ha. You can find some really great stuff there along with present day army equipment and World War II issued collectables and antiques. For the most part, the Military has quality stuff, which goes to explain why my taxes are so high. :smile:
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I love my Army surplus socks, when I go camping, I never leave without 4 pairs of them. Best socks I’ve ever worn, and cheap too.
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I know. Those wool socks are really well done. Keep you warm all winter. Plus I had a leather army jacket for 5+ years. Really good quality and not much wear and tear. My father also has an Army watch (and this is standard issue!) for 30+ years and it never broke. Only have to replace the battery every 5 years or so. If there one thing I’m really proud of when it comes to “Made in the USA,” it has to be the military.
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