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Originally Posted by Tarnsman

When I was growing up and studying math and science, my teachers were mostly older men who were my grandparents age.

We wanted to use electronic calculators in class, and some of us had had Commodore or Tandy computers at home. Our teachers thought we were pathetic, and talked about things like slide rules and french curves.

Watching these videos I think they were right. But they did get enough across so I can at least understand what the films are talking about.

Yeah, I know what you mean.
I took a AP chemistry class in high school. We all considered it to be an arduous course, and, at the time it was, but she told us a little about the post Sputnik era when the science and math classes were really pushed. I think that was the most important lesson I learned in that class.