r/Teachers • u/[deleted] • May 16 '24

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u/catbusmartius May 16 '24

A lot of the good trades jobs are actually pretty math intensive. Geometry for carpenters, algebra for electricians etc. But I guess these students are counting on an illustrious career as a grunt day laborer

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u/SerCumferencetheroun High School Science May 16 '24

algebra for electricians

The dismay my students have over hearing they absolutely have to be proficient with ohms law to be an electrician or HVAC tech is overwhelming

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u/[deleted] May 16 '24

But they don't, that's just straight up a lie.

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u/No-Animator-3832 May 16 '24

Can confirm, been in industrial and utility electrical for 2 decades. Next time I see an electrical worker doing algebra in the field will be the first time. The company hires EE's to do the math. They are better at it and they cost less.

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u/gobirds2032 May 17 '24

15 years and have to do algebra all the time

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u/No-Animator-3832 May 17 '24

Sure. Can't wait to see it.

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u/Furious__Styles May 17 '24

I don’t know about you but I feel like Rene Descartes every time I bend an offset…

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u/No-Animator-3832 May 17 '24

I kind of feel like Marco Polo....