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Commented on Do you understand my first-grade child's homework?
Maybe I'm a freak, but this was immediately obvious to me. Anon. #4 shows it perfectly. And the point is, if you know how many you need to get to the next 10, then add the remainder... So simple, a...
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Look at how small the middle-aged men are! It seems like people have grown in proportion to TVs....
Commented on Why is the TSA taking out nipple rings and pantsing amputees?
My favorite part of this article is the quote from the TSA spokesman who says there have ONLY been 110,000 abuse complaints since 9/11. My mother-in-law has artificial knees and has undergone various levels of search from a simple wand...
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My question is this: did the police follow up with a blood test? Whenever I see something like this I have to wonder if the equipment was functioning properly. I have little doubt that the guy was drunk, but it...
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I haven't following this "controversy" closely, and am, in fact, breaking the rules in that I have not read all of the above comments. However, I feel like I have to weigh in. I have a gut reaction to the...
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Here is another link to the campaign http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/amnesty_international_weight_lifting?size=_original...
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This one was my fave! http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/burger_king_veg_city_red_light_district?size=_original I guess sodomy just makes me lose my appetite....
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I'm sorry, but this thing looks like a nightmare from Logan's Run. Just add Windows to wake up in a cold sweat....
Commented on US wastes "27% of food available for consumption"
Most of what Americans eat is garbage anyway. That being said, I agree that it is not only just as bad to eat more than you need...it is worse! Obesity is a huge drain on our national (planetary) resources. I...
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#18 OMG, you're right. I can't believe I never thought about that. And wasabi powder looks like that orchid drug in Adaptation. Coincidence?...
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I would like to suggest this as an excellent time to give up the cigarettes. Pack a couple boxes of nicorette gum or patches, which will take up considerably less space and take advantage of the fact that you will...
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My son bought a pair of glasses online and while the prescription was correct, the frames broke within a couple weeks. I may give it a try for a spare pair, but I typically get my vintage frames lensed at...
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This REALLY scares me. When my 18-year-old daughter visits the eye doctor they are able to examine her eyes without dilating eye drops. Apparently a combination of her natural physiology and anti-depressant meds she takes keep her eyes dilated. Up...
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Jeez, I hate this stuff. My son spent years in fear of talking to anyone (sometimes including me) in case that person was a STRANGER! I can just imagine a mother having to explain to a youngster that we don't...
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I love the word "vajayjay." There are so many derogatory words for vagina and this one is so inviting....
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My son was in Japan last summer for a study abroad semester. He had an assignment in which he had to interview Japanese people on the street and his group chose to ask about vending machine experiences. One of the...

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sugaku commented on Do you understand my first-grade child's homework?
Oddly enough, this is how I taught myself to quickly do math on pairs I couldn't remember well. If I wanted to add 8+6, I'd do 8+(2+4) then (8+2)+4 then (10)+4 then 14. Of course, this was the "wrong" way to do it, and I needed to "memorize" more...but it's mathematically sound and *if* it works for you, that's great. As other posters have said, it's probably an extension of a lesson, with a matching section in the textbook. Since this is the newest flavor for teaching that subject, the best thing to do might be to make sure that...
Blaatann commented on Do you understand my first-grade child's homework?
I agree that teaching kids to view 8+3 as 10 and 1, the one "spilling over" is a good idea, this is exactly how I visualize adding large numbers. But they could have taken the time to line up the numbers, text and graphic. I think the reason I had to check the comments to understand what was going on was that I just couldn't decipher the meaning due to the wonky text alignment....
TomChicago commented on Do you understand my first-grade child's homework?
This is one of many different strategies to solve basic facts problems and it's a very good one. The ability to break apart numbers here will serve kids very well down the road when they add larger numbers (302 + 153 is easy to add mentally when you think of it as 300 + 150 + 2 + 3) or when you estimate. The number 10 is taught to kids as early as grade K as a benchmark number as our number system is based on tens. So, they first learn in grade K different combinations of numbers that make...
Yooper commented on Do you understand my first-grade child's homework?
Homework in first grade, why? I am quite sure I have read that research as found no benefit to HW this young. Instead for your child, read a book, walk in the woods, play with hand puppets - they'll learn a lot more. This practice sheet was surely closely tied to the lesson. I suspect it was meant to be in-class practice. Please don't complain about the lack of clear insturctions - they are FIRST graders! For any innovative curriculum, parent-teacher/school communication via PTA meetings and/or parent conference days are critical but very hard to put in practice. But parents...
beameup commented on Do you understand my first-grade child's homework?
770-625. Your way: 0-5, can't do, borrow from the 7, add 10 to the 0, 15-5=5, 6-2=4, 7-6=1, read off the answer left to right: 145. This requires no understanding of place value, and for most people requires paper and pencil. Students that have learned the filling 10s method can move on to filling 100's. For this problem, I need 75 more to get to 700, add that to 70 = 145. Very quick, very simple, deepens understanding of place value and number. I think learning the mental math techniques is very valuable. BUT, like you, I do think it...

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