[CW] Re: [Fists] Let's Face It!!

Wed, 4 Feb 2004 01:30:07 -0000

You make some good points, but you never know.  My daughters don't have
quite that aptitude for math, but the older one (now 15 - KD5WXF and a
homeschooled senior in HS) went to kindergarten the first day and the
teacher wanted them to "bring their favorite story" to class the next day.
She created quite a disturbance when the teacher came in from "hall duty"
and found her reading "The Hobbit" aloud to the rest of the class.

Jay
AD5PE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas G Dolph" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 3:00 AM
Subject: [CW] Re: [Fists] Let's Face It!!

> I wondered about that seven or eight year old extra ham
> myself.  Maybe she's an exceptionally brilliant kid.
>
> No offense intended to the father, who no doubt is a
> good ham and a great guy.  But it's hard to see how a child
> of that age can understand algebra, etc.
>
> Before I took my advanced exam, I had studied the ARRl license manual,
> and I learned how to do the impedance
> calculations, and how to convert complex numbers, and
> all that stuff.  My test paper had all the calculations supporting
> the multiple choice answers I gave.
>
> You know, those calculations would have given me plenty
> of trouble, if I hadn't learned the loop theorem and the junction
> theorem, and complex numbers, and impedance
> in my college physics classes.
>
> So I don't see how a seven year old could have that same amount of
> understanding.
>
> vy 73,
> Tom Dolph  KG9LZ
> Fists CW Club nr 5769
> "When You've Worked A FISTS, You've Worked A Friend"
>
> On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 07:48:36 -0700 Stanley <[email protected]> writes:
>
> >test. There is no requirement to have ANY knowledge at
> >all, just a good memory. There are NO Schematics to draw, no antennas
> >to
> >design by remembering the formulas, there is nothing
> >that requires you to REALLY know what in the hell you are doing, just
> >a
> >good memory and a note from your mother. I saw an
> >article in an e mail (Think it was the ARRL newsletter) that a seven
> >or
> >eight year old just became the youngest extra class ever.
> >WOW!!! That is exciting!! I wonder how many schematics and designs
> >that
> >little feller can do?? Would be interesting to know.
>
> >shovelling **** against the tide.
> >73's de Stan W5ZF #6183
> >QRP ARCI #5582
> >DXCC Honor Roll 350/350 all with less than 100 watts and wire antennas
>
>
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