> A man is rich in proportion to > the number of things which he > can afford to let alone. -- Thoreau > Misuse of the equals sign is not > difficul

> A man is rich in proportion to > the number of things which he > can afford to let alone. -- Thoreau > Misuse of the equals sign is not > difficult to change, but it is > preferable to make sure students > have good habits right from the > start. Reinforcing the correct > interpretation of the equals sign > should occur regularly, with > students being reminded in any > contexts where it arises. -- Victoria State Government, Mathematics Developmental Curriculum > Growth for the sake of growth is > the ideology of the cancer cell. -- Edward Abbey