Then I start looking at it applying his rules - It is all wrong! Almost every problem.
I ask, "What is wrong with this answer? How did you come up with it?
note: I notice that there is no scribbling in the margins.
He says, Oh, I did the problem, They are close to being right! The silly future ditch digger child had not done the problems at all. He had just guessed or gotten "close." I proceed to read him the riot act. I tell him that every math sheet had better show his work from now on. There are no "almost right answers" He will have to check and re-check his work. I swear, the math was not easy, but he even knew how to do it, because he told me! He just DIDN'T DO IT.
I do not understandDoes he want to quit 6th grade now and just learn a skill?
That would save us a lot of trouble and money.
So, I found this little quiz to see if I could pass high school.
I obviously failed ....
as my soon to be teenage son will do if I don't kick him in the ass every night!!!
YIKES!!!
You Failed High School |
Time to hit the books! |
5 comments:
dont the kids get summer holidays where you live? here in Van, B.C. the kids get all of July and August off...
I did not realize just how stupid I was until my daughter hit middle school!!! I cannot tell you how many times I wanted to hire a tutor!!
Math gets crazy hard in middle school. Hell, the year I taught fifth grade I used to have to take the math book home with me a few nights a week to brush up on a few things.
FYI, if you need it, a good website for math (for the kids or adults), with explanations and practice is: http://www.aaamath.com/
kelly,
thanks and yes they got out june and july, now they're back
sassy,
thanks. i'll look at that website. we do already have a math tutor. I had to get one because here, the only good public schools require the kids to be in the top 20% in the nation to go there. great huh?
There is an EXCELLENT book by Scholastic that I highly recommend. It has saved me many times with my daughter, it's called "Everything You Need to Know About Math Homework."
Here's the link...http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=043962522x
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