tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846331961014804073.post27129322058880965..comments2023-05-22T01:19:39.109-07:00Comments on The Fearless Scribe: The Devil's ArithmeticSandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192051310460596640noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846331961014804073.post-49202881198094884012014-12-02T19:33:42.523-08:002014-12-02T19:33:42.523-08:00This makes sense. All my math teachers were horrib...This makes sense. All my math teachers were horribly boring with monotonous voices. Thanks for reading!!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192051310460596640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846331961014804073.post-3075731665041193032014-11-28T03:06:24.853-08:002014-11-28T03:06:24.853-08:00I can't say that I was a math whiz, but I enjo...I can't say that I was a math whiz, but I enjoyed it. Mostly. I had a horrible teacher in algebra II that took away the fun. I don't really remember why I kept at it. Perhaps because I was planning on going into the sciences. Somewhere in calculus I discovered that math was just puzzles with numbers and it became fun again. I remember how overwhelming early algebra was in the 7th grade and 5th does seem too young. Not really because a 5th grader can't learn it (we're really teaching basic algebra in 1st grade, we just don't label it that way) but because most teachers don't know how to teach it so that it's fun. Algebra is just a logical thinking process - puzzle solving - not life and death.<br /><br />I found you, too, through Snoskred's link list. I'm enjoying reading your posts.Zazzyhttp://zazamataz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846331961014804073.post-42112807096034768952014-11-21T21:25:08.256-08:002014-11-21T21:25:08.256-08:00I hope your daughter continues to do well in math ...I hope your daughter continues to do well in math class. I do have serious respect for people with solid math skills. <br /><br />Glad you found me!<br /><br />Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192051310460596640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846331961014804073.post-39718044754756765382014-11-21T12:06:03.042-08:002014-11-21T12:06:03.042-08:00I agree that algebra is being introduced too soon....I agree that algebra is being introduced too soon. There are some minds that are not ready to accept that level abstraction. My daughter was a math whiz. But something happened in the transition from Grade 6 to Grade 7. It wasn't boys, trust me. So all she really learned from that class was that she hated math. It destroyed her confidence.<br /><br />In Grade 9 she wound up doing mostly the same algebra that she did in Grade 7. And now she realizes that she can do it, if she can get beyond her lack of self confidence.<br /><br />I found you through Snoskred's Inoreader aggregation.<br /><br />Good luck in NaBloPoMo!Square Peg Guyhttp://square--peg.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com