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Post by Throwback on Sept 8, 2010 17:00:41 GMT -5
My little girl just started grade 6 (wow) and she has math homework. At first I was like "Yeah, of course I'll help you with your homework" Then I looked at it, my next statement was this "  well...It's been almost 20 years since I've had to do this so give me a few minutes" It's funny what simple things you forget when you haven't used them in years. I mean it only took me a minute to remember, but the thought of using scrap paper on grade 6 math homework had me laughing. |
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Post by John Cena's Boner on Sept 8, 2010 17:15:11 GMT -5
give me an example of a problem. I can maybe help if you guys need it. but times change, there's a lot more expected of kids these days.
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Post by Bobeddy on Sept 8, 2010 17:19:20 GMT -5
It's funny, I was only thinking about something similar last night.
I used to love English and writing but now I'm in college I work mostly on computers. I don't write as much as I used to, and I'm less willing to read novels or poetry.
I'm only two years out of secondary school, but because I don't really tax my brain that much anymore I already feel like I'm after becoming more stupid.
Though in reality, I've probably just become lazy.
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Post by Ducky Momo on Sept 8, 2010 18:47:00 GMT -5
give me an example of a problem. I can maybe help if you guys need it. but times change, there's a lot more expected of kids these days. I'd say it's the complete opposite. We're falling behind for a reason. |
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Post by Throwback on Sept 8, 2010 19:24:00 GMT -5
give me an example of a problem. I can maybe help if you guys need it. but times change, there's a lot more expected of kids these days. I got all the answers. Math was always my best subject but it's funny how little we use some of these"skills" as we get older. I actually had to draw a chart of where the tens, hundreds, thousands etc places were. I also didn't realize how hard it would be to teach it to someone who doesn't understand. |
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Post by Predator McBroski on Sept 8, 2010 19:53:56 GMT -5
Ugh I hate math, and it seems a forgot what I learnt about 1 year after graduating everything.
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Post by Big L on Sept 8, 2010 19:57:02 GMT -5
I hate math too and always will it was my weakest subject in school
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Post by default on Sept 8, 2010 20:00:32 GMT -5
You think that's bad? Every so often I forget how to do a capital cursive letter when I'm writing a note.
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Post by Paul on Sept 8, 2010 20:34:47 GMT -5
Math sucks. Thank god for calculators (and Google's calculator feature in particular).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2010 20:49:19 GMT -5
It's funny, I was only thinking about something similar last night. I used to love English and writing but now I'm in college I work mostly on computers. I don't write as much as I used to, and I'm less willing to read novels or poetry. I'm only two years out of secondary school, but because I don't really tax my brain that much anymore I already feel like I'm after becoming more stupid. Though in reality, I've probably just become lazy. fixed for irony |
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Sept 8, 2010 22:29:33 GMT -5
yeah the calculators have become my friend over the years. I was never that good at math. Which is bad because I work with cash all the time.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Sept 8, 2010 22:30:20 GMT -5
I used to be decent with math, but now, I just hate doing it for some reason...
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on Sept 8, 2010 22:35:22 GMT -5
Math has always been my best subject at school. And I am still very good with it today. I remember someone on this forum posting some calculus problems and I felt like such a nerd explaining it to him.
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Post by A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto) on Sept 8, 2010 23:55:45 GMT -5
but times change, there's a lot less expected of kids these days. Fixed, based off my personal experience teaching at a nearby middle school for the past year. |
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Post by crash1984 on Sept 9, 2010 0:03:29 GMT -5
To me math was a love-hate relationship. The math I liked was something I could see or relate to. In college I barely squeaked by Pre-Cal 1 and most of it was problems with graphing and what not. However Pre-Cal 2 I got a B in and most of it dealt with trig and geometry.
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Post by Paul on Sept 9, 2010 0:15:31 GMT -5
"Math is hard" -Malibu Stacy.
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Post by A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto) on Sept 9, 2010 0:46:07 GMT -5
To me math was a love-hate relationship. The math I liked was something I could see or relate to. In college I barely squeaked by Pre-Cal 1 and most of it was problems with graphing and what not. However Pre-Cal 2 I got a B in and most of it dealt with trig and geometry. Oh yeah, same here with the Pre-Cal 1 stuff. I found that I was able to do most geometry pretty easily, while I struggled more with algebra, pre cal and chemistry math. |
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Post by ScornDefeat on Sept 9, 2010 1:34:12 GMT -5
but times change, there's a lot less expected of kids these days. Fixed, based off my personal experience teaching at a nearby middle school for the past year. I am reminded of an article my brother showed me involving school work for 8th graders from the late 19th/early 20th century. Most college students today would be hard pressed to pass that stuff. Edit: Here it is. --> www.barefootsworld.net/1895finalexam.html |
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Post by Das Einhorn on Sept 9, 2010 1:40:24 GMT -5
I was always awesome at the big 4 (math, English, science and history), but history was my favorite and math was my best.
They had to move me up (my math course) in my 9th grade year and again in 10th because I was that damn good.
But Trigonometry........ f*** TRIGONOMETRY!
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well...It's been almost 20 years since I've had to do this so give me a few minutes"
