She just wants some guidance, and all the adults in her life have failed to give it to her. I believe that on a very primal level, all humans desire to learn and acquire an education. There’s a lot of speculation about how AI might eliminate the need for teachers and traditional methods of schooling, …
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Stay-at-home dad refuses to homeschool his 6-year-old daughter because she’s failing 1st grade math, despite his wife’s insistence: ‘I want her to have a “normal” childhood’
Homeschooling is one of those things that you can’t do halfway. If one parent really wants to do it and the other does not, it will be challenging to make it happen. Homeschooling requires both parents to be working full-time, with one parent supporting the family financially and the other planning and facilitating their children’s …
Seguir leyendo Stay-at-home dad refuses to homeschool his 6-year-old daughter because she’s failing 1st grade math, despite his wife’s insistence: ‘I want her to have a “normal” childhood’
High strung mom asks tutor to teach her 3-year-old son math for 4 hours a week: ‘How long does it usually take for him to get better?’
Kids need the opportunity just to be kids without the pressures of academic achievement. If a toddler shows interest in reading, that’s an excellent opportunity to expand their world through literacy. But if a 3-year-old can’t read yet and doesn’t seem particularly ready/interested in reading, that doesn’t mean you have to hire a team of …
Seguir leyendo High strung mom asks tutor to teach her 3-year-old son math for 4 hours a week: ‘How long does it usually take for him to get better?’
Employee notices payroll error, HR insists that $26.38 an hour is a 10% raise from $26.35 an hour: ‘If your HR department can’t do simple math, you might want to think about working somewhere else’
If you’ve been in the workplace long enough, you’ve probably encountered some less-than-brilliant HR professionals. They say, «I’m here for you no matter what,» but at the end of the day, they’re here for the company first and you second. They routinely ask that midwestern employees not say «guys» because it’s not inclusive but turn …
Seguir leyendo Employee notices payroll error, HR insists that $26.38 an hour is a 10% raise from $26.35 an hour: ‘If your HR department can’t do simple math, you might want to think about working somewhere else’
9th grade class boycotts the state Algebra exam required for graduation, responds with apathy when teachers threaten to call their parents: ‘I don’t care’
I do not envy the burdens that teachers bear. Getting an apathetic group to start caring is exceedingly tricky, and that seems to be the situation many modern teachers are in. According to r/Teachers, modern K-12 students do not care about doing a good job, parents perpetually blame the teachers for their kids’ failures, and …
Seguir leyendo 9th grade class boycotts the state Algebra exam required for graduation, responds with apathy when teachers threaten to call their parents: ‘I don’t care’
‘STEM majors when people don’t immediately consider them superior’: Math student gets ‘ew’ed on dating app for mentioning math, gets roasted for being upset
In college, you hear the same thing about your major repeatedly. Theatre majors get used to jabs about having to wait tables postgrad, and business majors have heard jokes about their classes being stupidly easy more than they can even count. But there’s one subject that gets insulted more than basically any other, and that’s …
Seguir leyendo ‘STEM majors when people don’t immediately consider them superior’: Math student gets ‘ew’ed on dating app for mentioning math, gets roasted for being upset
Homeschool mom asks niece to teach illiterate 9-year-old daughter who can’t add single digit numbers: ‘I don’t think 4 hours once a week is enough at all’
One of the biggest arguments coming from the pro-homeschooling camp is that kids shouldn’t have to sit and be quiet for 7 hours a day. It is a little insane that we ask 6 and 7-year-olds to conform to a schedule that mirrors that of a full-time job. While it’s highly demanding in concept, it’s …
Seguir leyendo Homeschool mom asks niece to teach illiterate 9-year-old daughter who can’t add single digit numbers: ‘I don’t think 4 hours once a week is enough at all’
Pi Day Memes For Math Fans Who Can Count Beyond 3.14
Oh, Pi Day; I had no idea I’d still celebrate you five years after taking my last mathematics course. I don’t mean to diminish the impact of this year’s Pi Day, but it seems like it peaked as an «internet holiday» over ten years ago. Maybe it’s because I was in middle school and on …
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«I would lose my mind here»: Incompetent teacher claims 1 divided by 0 is zero, principal backs her up on incorrect answer
Math is one of those subjects that has a distinct right and wrong. In English class, you can write an essay that argues basically anything you want as long as you can use the text to support your arguments. In art class, there is so much room for creative liberties, even if you’re given a …
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A Sequence of Math Memes for Big-Brained Nerds
I was one of those kids who absolutely despised math. Learning how to count up to someone’s change at my first cashier job was a traumatizing experience. To this day, I start sweating if my dinner date is watching me as my pea-sized brain does summersaults to calculate tip percentages. As an adult, I’ve had …
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