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.
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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flea - Jan 15, 2014 7:31:05 am PST #17267 of 30000
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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
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Amy, try Khan Academy for parent refreshers on math stuff. A lot of it comes back to me once I get into it.
Jesse - Jan 15, 2014 7:39:20 am PST #17274 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Also, I see statistics and probability called out the Common Core, and also (Sophia) a reference to "traditional" course sequences (Algebra, Geometry, etc) vs "integrated" (Math 1, Math 2, Math 3). So there.
Toddson - Jan 15, 2014 7:39:49 am PST #17275 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Is this where I make a joke about needing the D?
I saw the doctor last week ... he said that in order to get the daily recommended amount of Vitamin D you'd have to stand outside naked for about 15 minutes. Dude, it's WINTER ... all the sticking-out bits would freeze off (and I'm not talking about just fingers and toes).
Amy - Jan 15, 2014 7:52:26 am PST #17276 of 30000
Because books.
A lot of it comes back to me once I get into it.
I never *had* a lot of it to begin with, though. But that's a good idea. It also confuses me when the teaching terms and methods change -- she was taught to do long division completely differently than I was.