Friday, March 30, 2001
What would the ancient Greeks
What would the ancient Greeks have thougt of Rosie O'Donnell and guest Mary Stuart Masterson's opinion on the foolishiness of teaching math in schools? Rosie: "I think there's no way they should have to teach it, now. We have computers. We no longer need to know why 3X equals 2Y over 4. Or if a bus leaves Utah at 4 pm, how many blonde-haired people [are] on it? I mean, how the hell do you figure that out?" Masterson: "And why? Why would you want to know? Leave some things up to chance, you know?" (From the March 23, 2001 Rosie O'Donnell show.)
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