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joeglow3

(6,228 posts)
71. What does moving them on gain?
Sun Feb 23, 2014, 01:45 AM
Feb 2014

We both agree the kids are lacking sever knowledge. At least this way, you would not be sending mixed signals by letting the kid believe s/he can do nothing and still progress.

I asked my third grader and knew how much change you would recieve. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #1
Maybe she was hoping you'd give up and buy 5 boxes. winter is coming Feb 2014 #2
Yeah. Chiseler. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2014 #3
And if she'd been really really good at her job, she would have offered him petronius Feb 2014 #28
This teacher would have foisted a math lesson on her. roody Feb 2014 #4
Thin mints could probably contain 10% razor blades... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #89
I made a huge mistake. That's usually what I get, blades last weeks! LOL! But, I should RKP5637 Feb 2014 #107
Is the palm oil hydrogenated? MrScorpio Feb 2014 #95
Don't think so. But it is still roody Feb 2014 #126
I give a donation - enlightenment Feb 2014 #177
People need to know how destructive roody Feb 2014 #181
Then stand on the other side enlightenment Feb 2014 #182
They were terribly offended by roody Feb 2014 #183
I'm sure the donation enlightenment Feb 2014 #187
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #5
my first grader could have figured that out... ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #6
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$20-8=? is too advanced for high schoolers? Uh huh uppityperson Feb 2014 #8
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If she was a special ed student, narnian60 Feb 2014 #142
good fucking grief... ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #145
Could you please explain your vulgar response to me? narnian60 Feb 2014 #146
yes; you received that response because ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #147
Neither one, narnian60 Feb 2014 #148
see #151 n/t ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #152
Your response was extremely polite, and I noticed you senseandsensibility Feb 2014 #149
Thank you. I did get a response if you'll go back and look at it. narnian60 Feb 2014 #150
I saw that. It was posted while I was responding to you, I think. senseandsensibility Feb 2014 #153
i am quite sure that the person posting the OP ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #151
I've been a teacher for thirty years, and happen to have a lot of experience senseandsensibility Feb 2014 #154
Thank you sense, I was writing while you posted. narnian60 Feb 2014 #157
did you even read my post? ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #160
Ok, I think I get it now. narnian60 Feb 2014 #156
i was rude... because you didn't read the OP ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #161
Same thing I thought, goldent Feb 2014 #172
I hear ya! narnian60 Feb 2014 #179
That thought occurred to me also. She may have been doing the best that she could. meti57b Feb 2014 #171
Perhaps you missed a teaching moment, I know Grandpa did Brother Buzz Feb 2014 #9
Maybe he explained it to her after the customer had walked away. SMC22307 Feb 2014 #10
As opposed to a teabagger: Spirochete Feb 2014 #39
Heh heh. I'm guessing they're boycotting Girl Scout cookies... SMC22307 Feb 2014 #42
It's the new merit badges in satan worshipping, MADem Feb 2014 #51
Damn, these new scouts sound a lot more fun... SMC22307 Feb 2014 #59
Thank you. onyourleft Feb 2014 #15
Possibly, but the schools missed years of teaching moments. joeglow3 Feb 2014 #62
I will never sell my local schools short Brother Buzz Feb 2014 #65
They have heard the teachers explain roody Feb 2014 #129
The why did teacher graduate them to the next grade? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #138
It is not up to the teacher narnian60 Feb 2014 #143
Yes, he should have said it's $15 Renew Deal Feb 2014 #85
I can do you one better. llmart Feb 2014 #12
I'll be honest, when our daughter was in fifth grade she would come down and madinmaryland Feb 2014 #13
3 x 8 Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #14
Math skills went down after letting them use calculators. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #16
We were not allowed to even use a calculator till we got to Algebra II LostOne4Ever Feb 2014 #19
I see first graders using them here. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #20
We got to use slide rules in 8th grade. BarbaRosa Feb 2014 #55
Reminds me of this laundry_queen Feb 2014 #114
In 4th grade our school principal visited our math class & called out questions, CrispyQ Feb 2014 #120
Maybe she was nervous Matariki Feb 2014 #17
Nope. Not in the least nervous. COLGATE4 Feb 2014 #18
The rescue is a clue to her lack of math skill. roody Feb 2014 #133
My nine-year-old is wicked-smart Codeine Feb 2014 #21
I once went to a baby shower filled with female grad student engineers, and when someone pnwmom Feb 2014 #33
I'm ok with using your fingers. Robert Gallager, the famous and brilliant goldent Feb 2014 #173
You might be interested in this article, about how different cultures have different pnwmom Feb 2014 #175
The counting on fingers thing makes me crazy dflprincess Feb 2014 #48
Maybe that's why it drives you crazy -- because you were strictly forbidden not to do it. pnwmom Feb 2014 #174
The girl may have a learning disability penultimate Feb 2014 #22
That's what I see as the danger here too. CBHagman Feb 2014 #23
That was my first thought. Either that or an "invisible special need" like autism. Butterbean Feb 2014 #25
Thanks. n/t lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #109
Almost the same thing here, but... Maeve Feb 2014 #24
The problem isn't basic education pintobean Feb 2014 #26
Sure, but does it have the recommended daily allowance? n/t Beartracks Feb 2014 #74
Oh shit! Incitatus Feb 2014 #167
Yes pintobean Feb 2014 #168
Bought them twice so far (two different locations,) girls had no trouble making change. Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #27
Maybe she has a learning disability. JaneyVee Feb 2014 #29
Exactly. Or she was very anxious. HuckleB Feb 2014 #132
Easiest way to make change supernova Feb 2014 #30
When I was a young girl in retail, that was the *standard* way clerks etc were taught to make change El_Johns Feb 2014 #43
Remember before electronic cash registers indie9197 Feb 2014 #110
Maybe she's bashful about dealing with adults and just had brain freeze. pnwmom Feb 2014 #31
Exactly treestar Feb 2014 #101
Yes, that can happen to anyone at anytime. stevenleser Feb 2014 #106
Exactly peabody Feb 2014 #115
I had a sister who did just fine except when she felt she was put on the spot. pnwmom Feb 2014 #116
Your GS cookies are only $4? Newsjock Feb 2014 #32
Weird. All four bucks here in California. Codeine Feb 2014 #35
Only? Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #36
I have been paying $3.50 per box. nt avebury Feb 2014 #41
$4 in PA. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #57
Mine are $2 JVS Feb 2014 #81
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #191
Sucker Renew Deal Feb 2014 #87
Did you buy them outside your dispensary? CrispyQ Feb 2014 #121
A teacher from a local high school who is a friend of mine was complaining the other day... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #34
Unbelievable. avebury Feb 2014 #44
Parents nowadays never side with teachers. Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #47
They seem to not realize that learning begins at home. avebury Feb 2014 #56
There's little parenting going on nowadays. Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #58
And too many schools wuss out and won't fail kids joeglow3 Feb 2014 #63
They would have to fail all kids that aren't doing their homework, reading the books, etc... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #66
What does moving them on gain? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #71
Here's the thing - the parents think the kids are not learning because of "bad teachers..." Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #135
So, what is the answer? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #137
I don't really know. Maybe exposing the fact that parents expect their little darlings... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #140
I remember a story quite a while back where a teacher caught avebury Feb 2014 #141
Exactly. avebury Feb 2014 #82
True, and there's a second problem... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #134
It's like that in University too!! laundry_queen Feb 2014 #117
Absolutely! Students nowadays complain about any schoolwork at all, but even worse... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #127
Yeah, I'll never understand that laundry_queen Feb 2014 #163
It's hard to instill the desire to make any effort on a child, when he/she is surrounded... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #166
I joined a fiction writers group recently. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #122
That sounds great! nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #128
I agree with what you said Captain Stern Feb 2014 #37
Why not? seattledo Feb 2014 #72
The plural of anecdote is not anecdata. nt Democracyinkind Feb 2014 #79
Sample size. Captain Stern Feb 2014 #84
My guess is that the youngster got panicked at the moment and went blank. nt ladjf Feb 2014 #38
it is not unheard of Skittles Feb 2014 #53
Does the price of Girl Scout cookie vary by location? avebury Feb 2014 #40
Or maybe pipi_k Feb 2014 #45
You just described me! catchnrelease Feb 2014 #67
I'm just plain terrible at math, too. I have LibDemAlways Feb 2014 #78
"Sometimes people's brains are just not wired for certain subjects/skills" deutsey Feb 2014 #86
I work with adults that have that issue Madam Mossfern Feb 2014 #92
For all who pipi_k Feb 2014 #105
Math requirements catchnrelease Feb 2014 #184
Me too... pipi_k Feb 2014 #189
I ran a concession stand at HS football games for four years Fumesucker Feb 2014 #46
My 4th grade teacher made me stay after until I learned multiplication tables..... L0oniX Feb 2014 #49
This will make you even sadder jmowreader Feb 2014 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author mucifer Feb 2014 #52
You don't know this child. madaboutharry Feb 2014 #54
People cannot do simple math anymore... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #60
the girl could have been learning disabled or something along those lines dlwickham Feb 2014 #61
Some kids haven't mastered basic math. MissB Feb 2014 #64
I wouldn't worry to much Notafraidtoo Feb 2014 #68
^^^This. Iggo Feb 2014 #103
She might have dyscalculia jeff47 Feb 2014 #69
Maybe she was nervous. Or maybe she caught a whiff of your judgemental bullshit Beausoir Feb 2014 #70
uncalled for Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #73
^^^ and This. Iggo Feb 2014 #104
^^ha! indeed. nashville_brook Feb 2014 #124
Awwww do feel good about looking down on a little girl abelenkpe Feb 2014 #75
I don't think we can really let one kid be the meter of our education system. Deep13 Feb 2014 #76
Where do you live? The kids in my town are smarties... Walk away Feb 2014 #77
They don't have some kind of math merit badge? JVS Feb 2014 #80
I learned math from these guys tinymontgomery Feb 2014 #83
I learned how to run a register by doing the math in my head Renew Deal Feb 2014 #88
Why would you do that? Madam Mossfern Feb 2014 #93
To get a bigger bill (a 5 instead of 4 ones) and keep my coins under $1 Renew Deal Feb 2014 #97
It's so simple to figure out. How can you not see that? valerief Feb 2014 #113
Yes, I am "ancient" too Madam Mossfern Feb 2014 #159
The way we calculated change was valerief Feb 2014 #162
I did it that way too. Madam Mossfern Feb 2014 #169
i always counted it back to the customer ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #170
The OP is an overreaction to the math performance of one child. nt ladjf Feb 2014 #90
Have you ever taught math to 5th graders? (I have.) Sancho Feb 2014 #91
Actually I ran three of the State Department COLGATE4 Feb 2014 #99
Politely, you're making my point... Sancho Feb 2014 #144
I have taught them also. roody Feb 2014 #180
Then you know it's not always simple... Sancho Feb 2014 #186
dyscalculia can occur in normal-IQ kids mainer Feb 2014 #94
Just another opportunity to throw down a shaming demwing Feb 2014 #96
I believe that calling attention to a patent example COLGATE4 Feb 2014 #98
But it's NOT a "patent example of our failing educational system" demwing Feb 2014 #100
If it's indeed pipi_k Feb 2014 #108
The plural of anecdote is not data. HuckleB Feb 2014 #131
Same here! I bought one box, gave the little girl a 10, and she could not figure out the RKP5637 Feb 2014 #102
Probably a home schooler or charter schooler. nt valerief Feb 2014 #111
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It may have been performance anxiety. antigone382 Feb 2014 #112
Your post made me remember pipi_k Feb 2014 #118
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I, on the other had, bought 2 boxes Control-Z Feb 2014 #125
Please don't generalize from an individual kid. HuckleB Feb 2014 #130
That is kind of hard for a 5th grader. Cleita Feb 2014 #136
Last night I was watching a local high school quiz show called "The Brain Game" Boomerproud Feb 2014 #139
She could have had a disability, reminds me of this scene from Rain Man. edbermac Feb 2014 #155
I see a lot of alternative explanations being offered fried eggs Feb 2014 #158
Buy something at McDonalds say for $5.50 then give them doc03 Feb 2014 #164
They should have Girl Scout cookies vending machines SummerSnow Feb 2014 #165
Florida hates it's public schools DonCoquixote Feb 2014 #176
I know. When we had our little factory, I had to teach them how WhiteTara Feb 2014 #178
To be fair, she may not have been taught on regrouping. joshcryer Feb 2014 #185
ew things get me feeling so warm, incredibly so fuzzy, so absolutely validated... LanternWaste Feb 2014 #188
Great post. senseandsensibility Feb 2014 #190
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