Ooo, watch me, watch me! Ooo, watch me, watch me! Ooo, watch me, watch me! Ooo ooo ooo ooo.
Great, now that's back in my head.
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Great, now that's back in my head.
There needs to be a rating for "curls into fetal position and weeps".
Is there a way we could get a custom rating? Something when we select it, we can type in the text? That would be so much fun.
Dave
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Those would be called "tags". And I could add them.
Just above the ratings button, click Reply. It's a special rating that allows you to type in as much text regarding the post as you like. I hear you can even add picture to this rating.
Whoa. BLEW MY MIND. NEVER KNEW ABOUT THIS FEATURE! When was this added?!
GasBandit
Staff member
Erect Minotaur Penis.
It's not a picture, but I'm sure we will survive this transgression together.
For reference, all of the people pictured are politicians and/or public figures (or rather, their imitators). I kinda want make a few reaction gifs with it.
For reference, all of the people pictured are politicians and/or public figures (or rather, their imitators). I kinda want make a few reaction gifs with it.
Well, maybe.
Now I regret asking for an explanation. That is very sad.
On a brighter note, your students must be geniuses. Spain doesn't do all that stupid shit, and we only beat you by like 3 ranks on the last PISA study. You guys are taking a huge handicap, surely for sportsmanship!
On a brighter note, your students must be geniuses. Spain doesn't do all that stupid shit, and we only beat you by like 3 ranks on the last PISA study. You guys are taking a huge handicap, surely for sportsmanship!
GasBandit
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I knew it was common core looking at the bullshit heiroglyphics, but I couldn't tell you the actual amount other than it looks like it *might* be zero.
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I don't think it's an age thing, I think it unnecessarily complicates things.
Here's the thing. My daughter did math this way. The main point of Common Core is to train your brain to eventually do things in your head faster. It makes learning the basics more long and drawn out, yes. But, as with just about anything, it's not about the method being used to teach, it's about the inability for adults to accept change. [emoji14] Once these kids get to higher levels of math, they aren't doing the long drawn out shit anymore.
Here's the important thing. My daughter rolled her eyes through the whole drawn out learning process, because both of my kids just "get" math. There were kids in her class that aren't so lucky though, and it helped them out a lot. And it's not about teaching to the lowest common denominator, if anything I would say my daughter is learning math at a faster rate than I did in elementary.
You're hitting near what this was supposed to be, a method that some kids can use to learn what they need to learn, not a way to teach ALL students. People all think differently, and to some the common core method is the way they need to think about numbers, but somebody further up the chain than the teacher I know worked on common core decided that EVERYONE had to learn this method, instead of it being a tool. Just like number blocks, or the finger tracking method, or just plain 'ol rote memorization.
Yeah I guess thats why that photo has never outraged me. Thats pretty much the exact way I go about solving a problem like that in my head.
I really think the issue with math education is that now if a teacher says "you could solve it with a calculator, but you aren't going to be carrying a calculator all the time when you're an adult" a student can respond with "are you aware that it is 2015?"
I really think the issue with math education is that now if a teacher says "you could solve it with a calculator, but you aren't going to be carrying a calculator all the time when you're an adult" a student can respond with "are you aware that it is 2015?"
Cajungal
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Right now I'm using a math program called M^3, and we're on the unit called "Moli Stone." The children are presented with a Rosetta stone - style tablet that they will be able to decipher after all the lessons. It teaches them to understand what base 10 really is, which makes them understand why we regroup, which opens up the possibility of counting in other bases. At age 8. The way we teach math now versus the way I learned? This is much better. It's badass. Kids who learn the why and not just the braindead shortcuts will be better thinkers in the long run. I've seen some stupid, unintuitive, dumb ass worksheets, for sure. But I'm all in favor of teaching the why instead of just "stop asking questions and carry the one!"
