tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473579720535180332.post6184277891212376514..comments2023-03-21T06:42:58.267-05:00Comments on Mindless Math Mutterings: The stuff dreams are made ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473579720535180332.post-86877733945589403702007-11-29T17:18:00.000-05:002007-11-29T17:18:00.000-05:00I graduated from college into a recession spent ab...I graduated from college into a recession spent about two weeks looking for a job.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473579720535180332.post-17567262636752794032007-11-29T17:17:00.000-05:002007-11-29T17:17:00.000-05:00My husband always tells our two sons to not just l...<I>My husband always tells our two sons to not just learn math, but learn it well. This is the ticket.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, that's funny!<BR/><BR/>This reminds me of my dad who always told us girls (3 of us & 1 boy) to "learn to type so if something happens to your husband you'll be able to support yourself." <BR/><BR/>I type 100 wpm.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473579720535180332.post-50249311548704045312007-11-29T17:16:00.000-05:002007-11-29T17:16:00.000-05:00That's exactly the way I feel -- about myself, too...That's exactly the way I feel -- about myself, too.<BR/><BR/>I just ordered a textbook on wildlife management that is filled with equations that represent mathematical models of population growth in the wild (at least I think that's what they represent).<BR/><BR/>Within the next few years I want to be able to read the math in a textbook or an article, not just the English.<BR/><BR/>That's my goal!Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473579720535180332.post-43420506413538092682007-11-08T12:18:00.000-05:002007-11-08T12:18:00.000-05:00His teacher asked my husband to stop teaching him ...<I>His teacher asked my husband to stop teaching him so much at home and "leave something for me to teach".</I><BR/><BR/>*speechless*<BR/><BR/>I have heard this before, however. These words should not be uttered, EVER. Unbelievable.<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness you aftershool and do Kumon. At some point if children don't have the proper outlet I really believe they just give up trying. They can easily become underachievers. That's much too great a loss of potential.concernedCTparenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755180042426047454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473579720535180332.post-7294175013915566102007-11-08T09:33:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:33:00.000-05:00My first grader is doing Singapore Math, but my fo...My first grader is doing Singapore Math, but my fourth grader is in Kumon and does some Singapore. It is hard to fit it all in since both are in school. We do most of it on the weekends.<BR/><BR/>Last week my husband attended both parent/teacher conferences (I was out-of-town). He learned that my first grader's teacher just loves TERC math investigations. The fourth grade teacher didn't say much about TERC. However, my husband learned our fourth grader is on a fifth grade math level.<BR/><BR/>My oldest son was judged as having a "disconnect" in math by his principal at the beginning of third grade. He has been in Kumon for over a year and he is now above grade level ahead. His teacher asked my husband to stop teaching him so much at home and "leave something for me to teach".PaulaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739268887887184465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473579720535180332.post-24167847154911108202007-11-08T08:50:00.000-05:002007-11-08T08:50:00.000-05:00Yes they've all done Kumon and are above grade lev...Yes they've all done Kumon and are above grade level. Right they are all doing Singapore Math so we've taken a sabbatical from Kumon. They do work well together, though. I think when I begin homeschooling all three, we may just start up again.concernedCTparenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755180042426047454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6473579720535180332.post-89561666296955682782007-11-08T08:14:00.000-05:002007-11-08T08:14:00.000-05:00"Math equals choices."Yes, it most certainly does...."Math equals choices."<BR/><BR/>Yes, it most certainly does. My husband always tells our two sons to not just learn math, but learn it well. This is the ticket. <BR/><BR/>You say you put all your kids in Kumon during kindergarten? Are all of them above grade level?PaulaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739268887887184465noreply@blogger.com