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17 Jun 2006 - 00:52
Oh yes, we have had the cramming of the formulas left and right! yowza I can see why the U.S. concept of accelerated math is that it's only for the gifted. To teach fast, you have to be good. Really good. Carol Gambill good. Christopher is showing zero wear and tear, apart from the fact that the instant he had his last regular test (they spend the next week doing "assessments" for the warehouse) he ripped every single paper in his notebook to shreds and tossed the lot. That could be a sign of something. The mantra around here is "I survived 6th grade." He's said "I survived 6th grade" about a thousand times, and has extracted two LEGO sets from me as his reward. A couple of days ago I went up to our bedroom, where we all watch TV & Christopher has his PlayStation, and found Christopher slumped in a chair watching two enormously tall, fat men dressed in black unitards wrestling. I said, "Christopher, I'm so proud of you. You worked hard, you learned a lot, you brought up all your grades, and you survived Phase 4 math." He said, "I credit wrestling. Wrestling relaxes me when I have stress. I like watching people get the cr** beaten out of them." He's a happy guy.
how to succeed in middle school without really trying
I credit wrestling
violent, hokey & fake
teachtocrammery
negativelearning
degradingknowledge
-- CatherineJohnson - 17 Jun 2006 Back to main page.
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Wrestling relaxes me when I have stress. Roller Derby was my favorite at 13, because it was violent, hokey and fake. -- BenCalvin - 18 Jun 2006
oh my god! I remember Roller Derby! same deal with wrestling violent, hokey & fake -- CatherineJohnson - 19 Jun 2006
Susan on kids in algebra
Christopher's year in algebra has such a familiar ring to it. I've talked to a couple of parents who have decided to hold their high math kids back from going on to Algebra 2. One parent has tutored her daughter practically every night. She said she had enough when she realized that her daughter had no idea what volume was and it was the end of the year. She felt they were just cramming formulas in right and left and her daughter had lost many gains from earlier years. This girl has always been a top notch student and is now pretty devastated. Another friend just had to make the same decision for her boy.
Oh yes, we have had the cramming of the formulas left and right! yowza I can see why the U.S. concept of accelerated math is that it's only for the gifted. To teach fast, you have to be good. Really good. Carol Gambill good. Christopher is showing zero wear and tear, apart from the fact that the instant he had his last regular test (they spend the next week doing "assessments" for the warehouse) he ripped every single paper in his notebook to shreds and tossed the lot. That could be a sign of something. The mantra around here is "I survived 6th grade." He's said "I survived 6th grade" about a thousand times, and has extracted two LEGO sets from me as his reward. A couple of days ago I went up to our bedroom, where we all watch TV & Christopher has his PlayStation, and found Christopher slumped in a chair watching two enormously tall, fat men dressed in black unitards wrestling. I said, "Christopher, I'm so proud of you. You worked hard, you learned a lot, you brought up all your grades, and you survived Phase 4 math." He said, "I credit wrestling. Wrestling relaxes me when I have stress. I like watching people get the cr** beaten out of them." He's a happy guy.
how to succeed in middle school without really trying
I credit wrestling
violent, hokey & fake
teachtocrammery
negativelearning
degradingknowledge
-- CatherineJohnson - 17 Jun 2006 Back to main page.
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Wrestling relaxes me when I have stress. Roller Derby was my favorite at 13, because it was violent, hokey and fake. -- BenCalvin - 18 Jun 2006
oh my god! I remember Roller Derby! same deal with wrestling violent, hokey & fake -- CatherineJohnson - 19 Jun 2006
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| Title: | Susan on kids in algebra |
| TopicType: | WebLog |
| SubjectArea: | MiddleSchoolMath, TeachersTeachingKids |
| LogDate: | 200606162051 |