In North Korea, math lessons are never boring
In Year One North Korean primary school students have to study math with an anti-American twist, as is clear from the following quiz: “The brave uncles from the Korean People’s Army destroyed six tanks of the wolf-like American bastards. Then they destroyed two more. How many tanks did they destroy altogether?� When kids grow older, they can operate with larger numbers: “The uncles of the Korean People’s Army, in one combat, destroyed 87 American wolf-bastards. They killed 51 of the bastards, and took the remainder as prisoner. How many prisoners did they take?� (This is, as you probably guess, from a Year Two schoolbook, since the math is a little more sophisticated). And of course, one should not forget the sufferings of the South Koreans: “In a South Korean city occupied by the wolf-like US Army, 2884 school-age children cannot attend school. Of them, 1561 are polishing shoes, while others are begging for food. How many children are begging for food in the Yankee-occupied city?�
From Another Korea The American Dream
(via NKZone.org)
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Very interesting. After the Iraq war, with the kind of resentment the US faced the world over, they can invent plenty of more such sums as the numbers add up against the US action. There are people who have commited suicide over maths. If only the whole of maths could be made interesting for everyone.
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