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Originally Posted by einreb
Where's Souk's input? 
-Bernie |
Wait for it
...after I get some engineering done at the office
BUT! Math in schools? The teachers teaching math and science in elementary schools aren't that bright and rely on the "district systems." I was shocked when I met some of my kids' teachers, but I kept telling myself that it was OK as long as they were smarter than the kids. But for $6000+ in taxes per year to live in the district I wasn't too happy!
Helping the kids with their math and science homework has been interesting. Biggest problem is the teacher's (system's) lack of creativity to help kids develop heuristic techniques that will help them in later life, and not just make it through the program or class!
Our 11 year old came home with metric homework and asked for help....I had to explain to him what a decimeter is! Something so simple, and the math teacher didn't think to teach them the hierachy of the meteric system! They just left it out. I was afraid to think that the teacher didn't know a decimeter existed. So I told my son to ask his teacher why he wasn't taught what a decimeter is. I never heard anything of it, but I hope my son got something out of it.