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Conference rusure::math

Title:Mathematics at DEC
Moderator:RUSURE::EDP
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2083
Total number of notes:14613

781.0. "PERSONNEL RELATED MATH QUESTIONS" by CHEAPR::NORTON () Thu Nov 05 1987 17:23

    I have two math-related questions:
    
    1.  The college hire people in Personnel have had a request from
    	a middle school in Framingham.  They are looking for someone
        from Digital who would be willing to talk to 6-8 graders about
        the importance of math, why they should do their math homework,
    	how important math is with regards to computers, etc.  Is 
    	there anybody out there who would be willing to do this?
    
    2.  I've had a request from a student at Worcester Polytec for a
    	summer internship, preferably with pay, at DEC.  She is 
    	a math major who will be finishing her second year this spring.
    	I have talked to Personnel, and soon realized that's not the
    	way to go.  Can anyone refer me to a person or group who might
    	have a need for a math intern during the summer?
    
    Thanks for any help you can provide.
    Kathy Norton
    MRO2 Learning Center
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781.1They won't listen I'm afraid.MEIS::WOLFFI feel the need, the need for speedFri Nov 06 1987 17:0515
        How about if you sent the person mentioned under 2.) to 1.)
and let her explain about how important math is.

Just kidding though, but seriously I can remeber from school that there were
many people out there trying to convince me that I have to do my homework
in Math and attent the math course, I had always better things to do - 
actually I was quite miserable - I studied Computer Science...

Well I think this is a pretty tough job because you can't tell kids in that
age  what  is  good  for  them  and what not. They won't listen not to their
teachers and not to someone from DEC. Although I am pretty young I am alot
older then these kids ans they won't listen.

        Julian.