d.kurz
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Hey guys...
As we were expecting that big snowstorm in the Northeast last weekend I mentioned to DD14 (8th grade) that we were expecting at least a foot of snow. And she said ...wow...that's more than 7 ". And I said ...More than SEVEN? It's more than 8, 9, 10, AND 11 inches, too!! I asked her....how many inches in a foot. She did not know. Neither did she know how many feet were in a yard. FORGET liquid measures..... I said how many cups in a pint and (she was beginning to get defensive here) Well....HOW BIG IS THE CUP!!
Of course she also had no idea how long a ruler is.
But she knows the pythagoreon (SP?) theory. Which from the looks of it may help her if she becomes an engineer. She also knows a lot of other Math stuff I have never seen.
She is also really fuzzy on U.S. Geography. Although this semester they ARE working on that.
She's an honor roll student most of the time.
One of our store managers told me that many high school AND college grads miss that question (inches in a foot) on the simple Math test we give prospective employees.
Oddly enough DS16 KNEW all this stuff. He's been special ed all his school career and seems to be LOADED with practical knowlege.
So ask your kids....and let me know what they say. Maybe it's just MINE!!!!
As we were expecting that big snowstorm in the Northeast last weekend I mentioned to DD14 (8th grade) that we were expecting at least a foot of snow. And she said ...wow...that's more than 7 ". And I said ...More than SEVEN? It's more than 8, 9, 10, AND 11 inches, too!! I asked her....how many inches in a foot. She did not know. Neither did she know how many feet were in a yard. FORGET liquid measures..... I said how many cups in a pint and (she was beginning to get defensive here) Well....HOW BIG IS THE CUP!!
Of course she also had no idea how long a ruler is.
But she knows the pythagoreon (SP?) theory. Which from the looks of it may help her if she becomes an engineer. She also knows a lot of other Math stuff I have never seen.
She is also really fuzzy on U.S. Geography. Although this semester they ARE working on that.
She's an honor roll student most of the time.
One of our store managers told me that many high school AND college grads miss that question (inches in a foot) on the simple Math test we give prospective employees.
Oddly enough DS16 KNEW all this stuff. He's been special ed all his school career and seems to be LOADED with practical knowlege.
So ask your kids....and let me know what they say. Maybe it's just MINE!!!!
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