Overheard coming from an elementary classroom downstairs, regarding a math lesson:
"No, you don't have to think, just use your fingers."
Could this be why I have several middle school kids who have more than half the multiplication facts memorized, and yet NO addition or subtraction facts?
On the plus side, the 6th graders this afternoon were a refreshing change. Plenty of calculation ability. One even figured out 39/3 = 13 in his head, no problem.
Also, in the modified 6th grade class, I have two kids who don't think Roman numerals are easy (who does?), but they think they're fun to figure out. I introduced it to them Tuesday, and both then and today they said they want to do more of them. Go figure. (Wait till I show them how years are written at the end of movies -- that should blow their minds...)
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