@##$%^&* state math curriculum @S#W#E#A#R

[High_Jumbllama]

We started them in Grade 3. I knew them in Grade 1

Heh. I got in trouble for doing my sister's math homework when I was not in 1st grade yet. To make me stop, my father taught me how to multiply. :seriously:

[DukeP]

Modern students need to learn at least 3 things:

1) Division
2) Team work
3) English

Most of my pupils deals rather well with 3), agrees to work on 2) and fails flat on 1).

Two weeks ago I had to teach my highschool class how to divide by 1. Really. ½ divided by 1 yielded answers from 2 to 0,25.

I then continued with: "You own half an apple an have to share it with yourself. How much apple have you got?".

That at least got them embarrased.

So now I start every class with: Last week You learned how to divided by 1. Today we are going a bit further...


~~DukeP~~