Don't bogart the sun, man.
Is this where I make a joke about needing the D?
Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?
Stoner Vamp ,'Lessons'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - Jan 15, 2014 7:18:06 am PST #17264 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Connie Neil - Jan 15, 2014 7:25:57 am PST #17265 of 30000
brillig
I had Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, then an invitation-only advanced math thing that I don't remember why I was invited to and I didn't realize that my invitation meant I was good at certain parts of math. Hooray, midcentury stereotypical "girls can't do math" mindset.
Theodosia - Jan 15, 2014 7:28:53 am PST #17266 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Due to some bizarre-yet-wonderful-for-me statistical fluke, there were more girls than boys in my high school AP math courses, so the peer support was incredible.
We were far enough back in the Stone Ages that when somebody borrowed their father's calculator to use on a test, the teacher had to confer with the principal if it could be used. After all, we were allowed to use slide rules....
flea - Jan 15, 2014 7:31:05 am PST #17267 of 30000
information libertarian
My 5th grader has already had some introduction to statistics and rudimentary algebra, so I think there is a tendency to try to integrate the concepts into the math curriculum as a whole now.
Steph L. - Jan 15, 2014 7:33:03 am PST #17268 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Don't bogart the sun, man.
Is this where I make a joke about needing the D?
"I need the D, man. Are you holding?"
Amy - Jan 15, 2014 7:33:42 am PST #17269 of 30000
Because books.
Yeah, Sara talks about her math homework and it's all completely beyond me. Which sucks when she needs help.
I'd like to go back and take some math classes, just to prove to myself I can.
Jesse - Jan 15, 2014 7:35:24 am PST #17270 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Unrelatedly, did you all see the thing about how standing like Wonder Woman actually makes you more powerful? It's 100% true, and even works a little just thinking about it. At least it makes me stand up straighter and more powerfully.
Amy - Jan 15, 2014 7:36:11 am PST #17271 of 30000
Because books.
I did see that! I keep meaning to try it.
Jesse - Jan 15, 2014 7:38:08 am PST #17272 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Do it now!
flea - Jan 15, 2014 7:39:13 am PST #17273 of 30000
information libertarian
Amy, try Khan Academy for parent refreshers on math stuff. A lot of it comes back to me once I get into it.