tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post3136839196766213017..comments2024-03-29T02:59:26.539-04:00Comments on THE MEANEST MOM: Third Grade MathJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09840070603313673129noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-77433536063408182782011-09-18T15:34:04.780-04:002011-09-18T15:34:04.780-04:00I just found your blog and having been reading the...I just found your blog and having been reading the posts....I practically cried laughing at this one. I can relate.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03553918938414791623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-89766192391551050592011-09-16T21:19:56.971-04:002011-09-16T21:19:56.971-04:00Oh I so hear you....my 2nd son asked me a math que...Oh I so hear you....my 2nd son asked me a math question the other day and my oldest quickly said, "Don't ask Mom she doesn't get it..wait for Dad." So sad, but so very true!chercardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314841357351024070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-47106655080171518552011-09-03T14:31:50.656-04:002011-09-03T14:31:50.656-04:00Doesn't it seem that the kids are smarter now ...Doesn't it seem that the kids are smarter now than we were then? I mean really it's 5th grade math and I find that I know how to do it but they call it by a different name or I do it a different way than the teacher. Come on I still get the right answer. Am I right here or what?Mikehttp://www.montereycamontereyca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-82792750247474865262011-08-29T11:25:34.721-04:002011-08-29T11:25:34.721-04:00Oh man, this post made me laugh and laugh! Thank y...Oh man, this post made me laugh and laugh! Thank you!Amy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03289843434015535637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-27345325347772135942011-08-27T02:19:11.054-04:002011-08-27T02:19:11.054-04:00I agree with cestlavie22. Math is not just about s...I agree with cestlavie22. Math is not just about story problems and worksheets. Why is that the only way most of us are taught? It's too bad that public school math teachers are generally not very inspiring when it comes to math.Laurie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631139658218478694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-91134073686968603152011-08-26T19:10:14.402-04:002011-08-26T19:10:14.402-04:00Lol! I have to say the way they are teaching math ...Lol! I have to say the way they are teaching math is absolutely crazy. The problem is not you the problem is that the way they are teaching is crazy and hard for ANYONE to grasp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-31549030859694874832011-08-26T19:07:13.809-04:002011-08-26T19:07:13.809-04:00ya know, reading before this post, i see most peop...ya know, reading before this post, i see most people equate being *smart* with being good at math ... who told them it's that way? did mom say if you don't know math, you're not .... you put the phrase in here: good enough, smart enough, bright enough, you won't make it into a *good* school??? who / what???? i hate math, have always hated math and i'm sure i will hate math till i die ... but .... that's not to say my master's degree in computer science or my bachelor's in english is less valid, less *good* or that i'm less *bright* ...<br /><br />i think we need to let our kids know, tell our kids, aloud, oh, yea, and OURSELVES, that we are ok, we are good, we are smart, and bright and all those good things ... even if we do have math issues* .... <br /><br />sorry for the rant, but it's so negative and makes everything else we do well, *not good enough* ... <br /><br />darlene, loving her english degree even if everything is in lower case (at least *I* know the difference) ...midnight hysteriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232321706250194598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-50839288635321313152011-08-26T18:13:12.676-04:002011-08-26T18:13:12.676-04:00i had to use a calculator for this one...i hate el...i had to use a calculator for this one...i hate elementary school math!dcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664986907853703198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-70476416953846775792011-08-26T17:35:39.409-04:002011-08-26T17:35:39.409-04:00Anonymous above me: you did read the question wron...Anonymous above me: you did read the question wrong :) you move the decimal the other way.Crapburgersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-29809549384033768752011-08-26T17:13:55.571-04:002011-08-26T17:13:55.571-04:00Guess what folks -- there's not even any good ...Guess what folks -- there's not even any good evidence that homework correlates with academic achievement in elementary school. Read about the research at http://evidencebasedmommy.blogspot.com/2011/08/is-homework-worth-hassle.html.<br /><br />Stephanie (aka EBMMommy)EBMMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223238024256847617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-19372196800554440702011-08-26T11:13:40.963-04:002011-08-26T11:13:40.963-04:00OK, just in case the answer is still up for grabs:...OK, just in case the answer is still up for grabs: 4,032,000 hundredths in the number 40,320.<br /><br />There are 100 "hundredths" in 1 (like 100 pennies in a dollar, pennies are the same as hundredths). The tenths are 0.1 (dimes), and the hundredths are 0.01 (pennies). So remember, 100 x 0.01 = 1. So there are 100 hundredths in each 1 in the number 40,320.<br /><br />40,320 x 100 = 4,032,000 hundredths<br /><br />I hope I read the question right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-55216436502241150832011-08-26T10:43:48.748-04:002011-08-26T10:43:48.748-04:00Just you wait! My math professor in college was fr...Just you wait! My math professor in college was from a different country. English was not his first, second, OR third language. It was his fourth. While writing on the board he would be talking so fast he would slip into French. We'd have to raise our hands and remind him to go back to English! He was still a good professor.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395273241585856990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-72880619322131168592011-08-26T09:55:56.313-04:002011-08-26T09:55:56.313-04:00Stabilo has a great range of Back to School produt...Stabilo has a great range of Back to School produts including the EASYoriginal pen especially desigined to make writing more enjoyable. It is ergonomic and therefore prevents your child from holding the pen incorrectly and pressing too hard. Want one but for a little cheaper? Follow this link! http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=260155378STABILOhttp://www.stabilo.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-11826000777672390962011-08-26T09:15:58.623-04:002011-08-26T09:15:58.623-04:00we worked on 3rd grade math yesterday. Oh, the eye...we worked on 3rd grade math yesterday. Oh, the eye rolling and twitching. Mostly on my part. I don't remember those yellow square thingys when my children were little. If you need to use them to do home, for heaven's sake send some home!!!! I can't spell maniputives, see I tole you.Nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888807594306244017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-28706173190438750892011-08-26T01:14:10.961-04:002011-08-26T01:14:10.961-04:00Oh look at that...my attempt to be witty was foile...Oh look at that...my attempt to be witty was foiled by piss poor grammar. *Takes a bow* <br />will be back to read more. Thanks for the laugh.paulinehttp://www.aspiringmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-41761038106299185892011-08-25T23:51:54.191-04:002011-08-25T23:51:54.191-04:00I had to laugh, I am so there with you!I had to laugh, I am so there with you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616174670830126744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-55266959271081357232011-08-25T22:25:29.928-04:002011-08-25T22:25:29.928-04:00Just found your blog and your my new favorite. ev...Just found your blog and your my new favorite. every one of your posts is cracking me up. this is just the type of blog i need to get me through the school year :)Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-34225781992268379832011-08-25T20:40:22.744-04:002011-08-25T20:40:22.744-04:00I feel ya. My little on just started kindergarten...I feel ya. My little on just started kindergarten and I felt like I had been hit by a truck during orientation. Has the world changed this much in 20 years? SERIOUSLY? ahhhhhhhh ;) <br />http://www.mainemommy.com/2011/08/kindeewhat-hell-is-that.htmlJamie from MaineMommy.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374231581222872998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-4814527757693565862011-08-25T18:29:45.503-04:002011-08-25T18:29:45.503-04:00HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAJanet's pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495176265941572326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-8800528616862201052011-08-25T17:59:15.994-04:002011-08-25T17:59:15.994-04:00I got A's in math as long as my mom didn't...I got A's in math as long as my mom didn't try to help me.Amy M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-87279997192274566402011-08-25T15:33:52.826-04:002011-08-25T15:33:52.826-04:00Oh, how I hated math! I still do. I hope my daug...Oh, how I hated math! I still do. I hope my daughter is smarter than I was as a kid (that wouldn't be hard to beat), and that she doesn't need help with her homework. If she does, I better start saving up for a tutor. I'd be useless.BeckyB.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17810647727156895431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-49573458197198643542011-08-25T15:05:30.003-04:002011-08-25T15:05:30.003-04:00*any way that is socially acceptable and generally...*any way that is socially acceptable and generally productive* ... sadly, after many, many years of trying to do these terrible math problems, i'm just as bad at them with my grandkids as i was with my own kids ... A.D.D. ... i'm going to blame it on this ... now, as for english, i've always been an english major and would have done the mfa but ... well, long story, suffice it to say i was too outspoken for the english dept ... LOL ...<br /><br />i will never say, jana, it gets better, b/c, at least in my case, it didn't [for math], but i believe if i need this kind of math problem solved, i will hire someone ... or wait for the hubbs to do it ...<br /><br />now, if it's *peter at the pearly gates*? i guess i'm in trouble, LOL, but then, my faith takes over and i'm ok ... hang in there and don't sweat this, it too shall pass ;-))) .... darlenemidnight hysteriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232321706250194598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-39680773488359078282011-08-25T13:32:09.256-04:002011-08-25T13:32:09.256-04:00I also have a re-occurring dream about math. In it...I also have a re-occurring dream about math. In it I am about to take a Calculus final when I realize I haven't been to class all semester. Could be because I attempted to pass a Calculus final after not attending class most of my Freshman year in college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-54135896171321985132011-08-25T13:22:32.552-04:002011-08-25T13:22:32.552-04:00I tried helping my 4th grader with her math homewo...I tried helping my 4th grader with her math homework last night. Luckily, my husband was nearby to correct my errors and explain it the right way.Destinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00141699304044544668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-28303395809305797832011-08-25T13:15:27.776-04:002011-08-25T13:15:27.776-04:00That would be math *word* problems. :) Dur, appar...That would be math *word* problems. :) Dur, apparently I'm not an English major either.C-Dubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486159655774171422noreply@blogger.com