On the bounce in class

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Scenes from a classroom…….
Read the question carefully. Pay particular attention to the third part of the question. Think about the answer you’d give. As I was reading it, I was reminded of this scene from ‘Starship Troopers’:

The way she answers that question about what the city fathers of Hiroshima would think… that was pretty much the same answer I gave: an answer that ignored the question because the question was moot.

“Okay, question three, what costs are relevant in a decision of whether Bill should give up hunting?
:::crickets:::
“Anyone?”
:::raises hand:::
“Yes?”
Me in a clear, authoritative voice: “None of these costs are relevant. The only thing that’s relevant is whether Bill wants to hunt or not.”
“Exactly! Very good!”

I should also note that the original problem listed ‘whiskey’ as an expense. The teacher actually changed it to Diet Dr Pepper because she felt that encouraging alcohol consumption and hunting was a bad idea.

I was expecting that my answer would an unwelcome digression from the goal of the lesson, but there was no way I was going let go unchallenged the assumption that someone had the right to tell someone else how to live.

4 thoughts on “On the bounce in class”

  1. My answer: (a) NOYFB. (b) those costs that BILL thinks might outweigh his enjoyment of hunting. Inasmuch as he hunts, regularly and repeatedly, clearly, in his personal accounting, none of them outweigh the enjoyment that he derives from hunting. (c) On a related note, which costs are relevant in a decision of a hectoring busybody, to change course and leave other people to quiet enjoyment of their personal time? And, for extra credit, how can I cause those costs to be imposed upon said hectoring busybody? (show your work!)

    Thank you for the academic exercise, CZ!

  2. Bravo!

    Please report to your nearest Mobile Infantry recruit office. 😉

  3. Commander:
    Let’s be honest here, it would be FAR cheaper to go to the store and buy a duck or two –
    Which completely misses the point…
    Only a hater of hunting would create this set of questions to try to discourage hunting.
    Spending time by a lake with a buddy has very little to do with how many ducks you bag, they are just a bonus.
    Something anti-hunters are incapable of understanding.
    Keep Hunting!

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