My issue with common core math is that kids are expected to learn to do a problem 2 or 3 different ways and then instead of continuing to use the method that makes sense to them to solve problems, they are expected to do it X number of ways and show their work, even if one way does not make sense to their way of thinking.
The rather famous example of 5x3. A kid showed his work as 5+5+5 = 15. He was marked incorrect because the teacher was looking for 3+3+3+3+3 = 15....
So in my thinking if the teacher wanted it 3+3+3+3+3=15 then she should have asked for 3x5.
My family eats cream cheese and olives blended together as a dip with chips at the holidays. Cheesecake is my favorite dessert. Put cream cheese in or on almost anything and I will eat it.
I love cream cheese.
+1! My grandma used to make us cream cheese and black olive sandwiches. oh and pickle dip = BOMB!
kind of random but I don't like little girls in beauty pageants with all the hair and crap all over their face. It gives me the icks
I HATE olives.
+ 1 to disliking little girls in beauty pageants. Creeps me out.
I'm whatever about cream cheese. I ended up getting a sausage egg and cheddar bagel instead. Yay diet.
Post by holliberry28 on Nov 5, 2015 16:17:51 GMT -5
I mentioned this yesterday, but my UO is that I can't wait for our LOs to grow up, to, lets say 1 at least. I know a lot of us get sad here that time is going so fast, but every month, all I think is that we are a month closer to STTN, a month closer to playing and sitting independently, a month closer to less anxiety...
I mentioned this yesterday, but my UO is that I can't wait for our LOs to grow up, to, lets say 1 at least. I know a lot of us get sad here that time is going so fast, but every month, all I think is that we are a month closer to STTN, a month closer to playing and sitting independently, a month closer to less anxiety...
a month closer to a roaming baby running a-muck, a month closer to toddler tantrums, a month closer to teenage attitude I'm just kidding, it is fun to watch them grow up I also can't wait for all of mine to gain more independence.
I've heard the saying, bigger kids = bigger problems. But, I think with my personality, I can handle those TYPES of problems better (with less anxiety). We shall see if I change my tune a few months or years from now, haha.
But... that is exactly what a multiplication sign "asks". That's the point of a all mathematical operators. You don't type out "how many do you have if you take 3 away from a group of 7?" you just write 7-3. Order matters MORE for non-commutative functions, obviously, but it still communicates a specific "question" in commutative functions.
I will say, to me, 5x3 seems like 5 three times, not 3 five times.
With multiplication, I always teach my students that the X means "groups of". So 5×3 would be five groups of three. That being said, since I teach students with severe disabilities, those of my students that get to multiplication are definitely rare, and I don't stress the order because for me, it's not the most essential thing that I want them to understand.
Thank you for teaching kids with disabilities. It is hard enough to be a teacher, throw in the aspect of children having any sort of a disability and your job becomes 10 times hard. So thank you!
Post by wegrowsheep on Nov 5, 2015 16:45:13 GMT -5
I have zero issues with people consuming foods that we consider taboo, such as horse, dog, guinea pig, llama, etc. I see it as a cultural thing. *I do not condone abuse of the animals, but slaughtering them, while not something I would do with mine, doesn't bother me.*
Pretty sure this is an UO: i love math. When I was in high school I would look forward to math homework, and often would do math problems for fun.
I'll sit with you on the math nerd bench. AP calculus was my favorite class.
I'm with you guys also. My undergrad degree is in math education, but I ended up getting my masters' in social work, so I didn't teach. But I still love it!
ETA: The fact that 5x3 = 3x5 is one of the awesome things about multiplication, so marking 5x3 = 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 wrong is really stupid and would confuse a kid for no good reason. (though I get that technically 5x3 is 5 sets of 3)
Okay, then the problem should read "how many are in 5 sets of 3?" Not just 5x3. Conceptual thinking I can get behind if it is proposed in a way that makes sense. Asking a 4th grader what is 5x3 and not liking how they arrive at their answer is just silly.
And let's be real that most multiplication or addition eventually gets memorized. If I ask you now "what is 6x7?" 42 automatically will pop into your head because you have it memorized, not because you carefully thought it out and added together 6 groups of 7.
But... that is exactly what a multiplication sign "asks". That's the point of a all mathematical operators. You don't type out "how many do you have if you take 3 away from a group of 7?" you just write 7-3. Order matters MORE for non-commutative functions, obviously, but it still communicates a specific "question" in commutative functions.
I will say, to me, 5x3 seems like 5 three times, not 3 five times.
Post by carolyngrace on Nov 5, 2015 19:43:47 GMT -5
What I'm gathering is that we have a lot of intelligent ladies here. And then a couple who just want to upset the balance of the world by disliking cream cheese. Tisk tisk!
a month closer to a roaming baby running a-muck, a month closer to toddler tantrums, a month closer to teenage attitude I'm just kidding, it is fun to watch them grow up I also can't wait for all of mine to gain more independence.
I've heard the saying, bigger kids = bigger problems. But, I think with my personality, I can handle those TYPES of problems better (with less anxiety). We shall see if I change my tune a few months or years from now, haha.
I am looking forward to LO grow older even though he continues to be an easy baby. I hate the bigger problems saying, it really scares me. DD is having another one of her crazy phases, this one she refuses to eat at least one meal a day, usually atdaycare. I fear for what she is going to be like as a teenager. I also wonder if LO is going to become just as temperamental as she is (as a toddler).
I have zero issues with people consuming foods that we consider taboo, such as horse, dog, guinea pig, llama, etc. I see it as a cultural thing. *I do not condone abuse of the animals, but slaughtering them, while not something I would do with mine, doesn't bother me.*
Plus one for this opinion and I've actually read the horse meat is far healthier than beef. I personally could not eat a guinea pig because I had a pet one and wouldn't be able to get over the thought that I was eating Eeyore. This is probably one reason that while I was raised in the country and have absolutely nothing but respect and admiration for farmers/ ranchers I couldn't be one.
I HATED math in school but now I love it! Part of the reason is because I teach Montessori math and LOVE the way it is taught and love teaching it.
Also LOVE cream cheese. But @jemomma, I have serious food texture issues so I totally understand anyone who doesn't like any food.
dog eating is ok? I think that has to be the weirdest UO I have ever read.i l love my dogs so much and they show so much emotion and love. Just walking through my front door they get so excited to see me every day. It might be cultural but f that. Cultures that are ok eating dog def don't sit right for me. It makes me physically ill thinking about it. I've been to mainland China. I've traveled extensively through there and I've seen the dogs in cages outside the restaurants waiting to be slaughtered. I wanted to rescue everyone of them.
dog eating is ok? I think that has to be the weirdest UO I have ever read.i l love my dogs so much and they show so much emotion and love. Just walking through my front door they get so excited to see me every day. It might be cultural but f that. Cultures that are ok eating dog def don't sit right for me. It makes me physically ill thinking about it. I've been to mainland China. I've traveled extensively through there and I've seen the dogs in cages outside the restaurants waiting to be slaughtered. I wanted to rescue everyone of them.
Just reading this makes me sick to my stomach. Yesterday I was going to visit an agency in not the best area, and we passed a warehouse that kept live animals... Mainly chickens waiting in cages to be slaughtered too. This is the second time in 2 weeks I'm reminded of what happens when I eat meat. If this happens one more time, I guess I should take it as a sign to be vegetarian again. Ugh, I can't deal with any animals dying but I'm selfish and feel healthier when I eat meat.
I've heard the saying, bigger kids = bigger problems. But, I think with my personality, I can handle those TYPES of problems better (with less anxiety). We shall see if I change my tune a few months or years from now, haha.
I am looking forward to LO grow older even though he continues to be an easy baby. I hate the bigger problems saying, it really scares me. DD is having another one of her crazy phases, this one she refuses to eat at least one meal a day, usually atdaycare. I fear for what she is going to be like as a teenager. I also wonder if LO is going to become just as temperamental as she is (as a toddler).
I'm sure it's just a phase with DD. Thinking ahead like that can make any of us crazy. I do best when I take things one day at a time. Which I apparently never do.
I love this wording. For those times when you're in the dire situation of needing to eat chocolate...
"What? My emergency stash of Dove milk chocolate is missing? Damn. Good thing I keep this dark chocolate in the first aid kit JUST IN CASE!"
Haha that makes me think of my moms "emergency car chocolate" stash...I still haven't figured out exactly what kind of an emergency it would help in!
True story: Years ago, there was a guy in the news who always kept twinkies as a snack in his delivery truck. He saved another guy's life because he recognized the man was going into diabetic shock and needed his blood sugar raised ASAP. Twinkies to the rescue! It helped stabilize him and keep him conscious until the paramedics arrived. Maybe that's her excuse? ? It could probably also be used to get through a long and/or difficult car ride without snapping!
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