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Originally Posted by Moneyguy1

The math issue is interesting. I have a 12 year old granddaughter who was having difficulty with basic math, still, on occasion, counting on her fingers. I sat with her and was giving her some "pointers" on simple math (like multiplying nines always wind up with a product where the two numbers in the answer always add up to 9) and her mother took me aside and told me that I might upset her even more by trying to help and, after all, the schools know how to teach math. I am a mechanical engineer. I gave no answer, but decided that any help I was willing to give was not apreciated by the girl's mother, so I answer no questions from the granddaughter anymore.

Wow, I think I'd have to have a talk with the mother and continue helping the grand-daughter.