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[chickenbutt]

Hi Nightowlz, et al.   Yes, I can also add.  But I grew up before calculators were allowed in the classroom and we had to LEARN basic, and then higher, math.

I really think it's a shame when they started making it mandatory for students to have a pocket calculator.     They just wooshed right by teaching the thinking skills used in learning basic math.

Why don't they understand that these things aren't about just learning to write or add or any of that?  It's about much more than that, in terms of developing parts of the brain that are very important.   It's frustrating.

I've also been in situations where cashiers had absolutely no clue how to figure the simplest ability to make change.

I once saw a cashier who accidentally punched in 'out of $20' instead of 'out of $2' and went right into giving the customer change for $20, with those two ones sitting right there in front of her.   Like - ok, no thinking required.  Fortunately, the customer corrected her because she started to hand over the change for $20 instead of change for $2.

[deeva]

This starts in the home. Parents need to make sure their kids can add and subtract, and use proper grammar. Every day I hear people saying I seen instead of I saw. Just one example of not being taught the correct tense of verbs. 

[chrystaltree]

Good grief, all these "everyone under 70 is so stupid" posts really are getting tiresome now....lol

[chrystaltree]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

Modern cash registers SHOW the amount of change to give the customer

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@Desertdi

Yes, they do ..... but that doesn't mean that cashiers shouldn't know how to make change!   lol

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       well,that's not what the original post said...lol   Originally, the young woman couldn't couldn't do simple math.  Now it's morphed into she couldn't make change.  What's next?  She didn't know what a $1 bill looked like....lol

[VanSleepy]

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@chrystaltree wrote:

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

Modern cash registers SHOW the amount of change to give the customer

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@Desertdi

Yes, they do ..... but that doesn't mean that cashiers shouldn't know how to make change!   lol

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       well,that's not what the original post said...lol   Originally, the young woman couldn't couldn't do simple math.  Now it's morphed into she couldn't make change.  What's next?  She didn't know what a $1 bill looked like....lol

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Don't laugh.  I once handed a cashier 28¢ with my bills and she didn't know what it was.  She stared at it for a while in her hand and then called over another cashier who told her it was a quarter and three pennies.  

[chiclets]

Many can not count change back or do math and many actually struggle with cursive writing especially when a signature is required.  They use calculators, print only, use phones and other devices to conduct business.  This is what is done today but you can smile and laugh when the power goes out, when there are black outs, and batteries die, and individuals become bewildered because they have no idea what to do! 

[missy1]

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@chiclets wrote:

Many can not count change back or do math and many actually struggle with cursive writing especially when a signature is required.  They use calculators, print only, use phones and other devices to conduct business.  This is what is done today but you can smile and laugh when the power goes out, when there are black outs, and batteries die, and individuals become bewildered because they have no idea what to do! 

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It will be complete chaos!

[snappyfrappy]

I CAN multiply! Did it three times.....hehehe

snappy

[lulu2]

 I am a retired high school math teacher; I'd better be able to add.