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June 14, 2011 at 11:30 AM #704486June 14, 2011 at 11:39 AM #703301
CoronitaParticipant[quote=UCGal][quote=flu]Screw gate programs. I’m sending my kid to chinese school boot camp….That will kick some butt versus any public school gate programs…..[/quote]
Tiger dad![/quote]Nah…. I spoil her too much…. She’s 5 and I got her first pair of skates. The deal with she had to stay skating for 4 months before I got them….She wanted to bring them into her bed the first night, lol…
Piano is out of the question, so looks like it will be a Guitar or Clarinet….Hell no violin…..
But seriously, they way they teach math here in the U.S. is pretty messed up… I know, because I’m a product of public match education, and my math really sucked donkey ass until I switched over to another methodology…..”Showing your work” is another way of teaching kids “don’t bother trying to count it in your head”….. But I’m not too worried…
See, before in the U.S., we had low denomination currency, which meant you really didn’t have too be soo good at math to survive daily….
Contrast this with Japan/Taiwan/China/Korea…I mean, when you have Japan with at the time 200 yen to a dollar, then just to get by on a daily basis requires individuals to be able to work with large numbers in their heads…For example, a cup of coffee is $1 here, is 320 yen in Japan. And cars, even more trailing zeros…..I mean if you work with denominations in the hundred k’s or millions, you learn pretty fast to do math in your head….
So even from day one, our country’s currency “dumbed down” everyday math for us……Well, not anymore, with the dollar getting trashed….A lot more dollars to buy a lot less things, meaning our kids will need to be a lot better at working with larger denominations….Who said inflation is all bad???
June 14, 2011 at 11:39 AM #703397CoronitaParticipant[quote=UCGal][quote=flu]Screw gate programs. I’m sending my kid to chinese school boot camp….That will kick some butt versus any public school gate programs…..[/quote]
Tiger dad![/quote]Nah…. I spoil her too much…. She’s 5 and I got her first pair of skates. The deal with she had to stay skating for 4 months before I got them….She wanted to bring them into her bed the first night, lol…
Piano is out of the question, so looks like it will be a Guitar or Clarinet….Hell no violin…..
But seriously, they way they teach math here in the U.S. is pretty messed up… I know, because I’m a product of public match education, and my math really sucked donkey ass until I switched over to another methodology…..”Showing your work” is another way of teaching kids “don’t bother trying to count it in your head”….. But I’m not too worried…
See, before in the U.S., we had low denomination currency, which meant you really didn’t have too be soo good at math to survive daily….
Contrast this with Japan/Taiwan/China/Korea…I mean, when you have Japan with at the time 200 yen to a dollar, then just to get by on a daily basis requires individuals to be able to work with large numbers in their heads…For example, a cup of coffee is $1 here, is 320 yen in Japan. And cars, even more trailing zeros…..I mean if you work with denominations in the hundred k’s or millions, you learn pretty fast to do math in your head….
So even from day one, our country’s currency “dumbed down” everyday math for us……Well, not anymore, with the dollar getting trashed….A lot more dollars to buy a lot less things, meaning our kids will need to be a lot better at working with larger denominations….Who said inflation is all bad???
June 14, 2011 at 11:39 AM #703988CoronitaParticipant[quote=UCGal][quote=flu]Screw gate programs. I’m sending my kid to chinese school boot camp….That will kick some butt versus any public school gate programs…..[/quote]
Tiger dad![/quote]Nah…. I spoil her too much…. She’s 5 and I got her first pair of skates. The deal with she had to stay skating for 4 months before I got them….She wanted to bring them into her bed the first night, lol…
Piano is out of the question, so looks like it will be a Guitar or Clarinet….Hell no violin…..
But seriously, they way they teach math here in the U.S. is pretty messed up… I know, because I’m a product of public match education, and my math really sucked donkey ass until I switched over to another methodology…..”Showing your work” is another way of teaching kids “don’t bother trying to count it in your head”….. But I’m not too worried…
See, before in the U.S., we had low denomination currency, which meant you really didn’t have too be soo good at math to survive daily….
Contrast this with Japan/Taiwan/China/Korea…I mean, when you have Japan with at the time 200 yen to a dollar, then just to get by on a daily basis requires individuals to be able to work with large numbers in their heads…For example, a cup of coffee is $1 here, is 320 yen in Japan. And cars, even more trailing zeros…..I mean if you work with denominations in the hundred k’s or millions, you learn pretty fast to do math in your head….
So even from day one, our country’s currency “dumbed down” everyday math for us……Well, not anymore, with the dollar getting trashed….A lot more dollars to buy a lot less things, meaning our kids will need to be a lot better at working with larger denominations….Who said inflation is all bad???
June 14, 2011 at 11:39 AM #704136CoronitaParticipant[quote=UCGal][quote=flu]Screw gate programs. I’m sending my kid to chinese school boot camp….That will kick some butt versus any public school gate programs…..[/quote]
Tiger dad![/quote]Nah…. I spoil her too much…. She’s 5 and I got her first pair of skates. The deal with she had to stay skating for 4 months before I got them….She wanted to bring them into her bed the first night, lol…
Piano is out of the question, so looks like it will be a Guitar or Clarinet….Hell no violin…..
But seriously, they way they teach math here in the U.S. is pretty messed up… I know, because I’m a product of public match education, and my math really sucked donkey ass until I switched over to another methodology…..”Showing your work” is another way of teaching kids “don’t bother trying to count it in your head”….. But I’m not too worried…
See, before in the U.S., we had low denomination currency, which meant you really didn’t have too be soo good at math to survive daily….
Contrast this with Japan/Taiwan/China/Korea…I mean, when you have Japan with at the time 200 yen to a dollar, then just to get by on a daily basis requires individuals to be able to work with large numbers in their heads…For example, a cup of coffee is $1 here, is 320 yen in Japan. And cars, even more trailing zeros…..I mean if you work with denominations in the hundred k’s or millions, you learn pretty fast to do math in your head….
So even from day one, our country’s currency “dumbed down” everyday math for us……Well, not anymore, with the dollar getting trashed….A lot more dollars to buy a lot less things, meaning our kids will need to be a lot better at working with larger denominations….Who said inflation is all bad???
June 14, 2011 at 11:39 AM #704496CoronitaParticipant[quote=UCGal][quote=flu]Screw gate programs. I’m sending my kid to chinese school boot camp….That will kick some butt versus any public school gate programs…..[/quote]
Tiger dad![/quote]Nah…. I spoil her too much…. She’s 5 and I got her first pair of skates. The deal with she had to stay skating for 4 months before I got them….She wanted to bring them into her bed the first night, lol…
Piano is out of the question, so looks like it will be a Guitar or Clarinet….Hell no violin…..
But seriously, they way they teach math here in the U.S. is pretty messed up… I know, because I’m a product of public match education, and my math really sucked donkey ass until I switched over to another methodology…..”Showing your work” is another way of teaching kids “don’t bother trying to count it in your head”….. But I’m not too worried…
See, before in the U.S., we had low denomination currency, which meant you really didn’t have too be soo good at math to survive daily….
Contrast this with Japan/Taiwan/China/Korea…I mean, when you have Japan with at the time 200 yen to a dollar, then just to get by on a daily basis requires individuals to be able to work with large numbers in their heads…For example, a cup of coffee is $1 here, is 320 yen in Japan. And cars, even more trailing zeros…..I mean if you work with denominations in the hundred k’s or millions, you learn pretty fast to do math in your head….
So even from day one, our country’s currency “dumbed down” everyday math for us……Well, not anymore, with the dollar getting trashed….A lot more dollars to buy a lot less things, meaning our kids will need to be a lot better at working with larger denominations….Who said inflation is all bad???
June 14, 2011 at 2:59 PM #703356an
ParticipantThe more I hear about GATE/Seminar and budget problem, the more I’m leaning toward keeping my kids in private school.
June 14, 2011 at 2:59 PM #703451ParticipantThe more I hear about GATE/Seminar and budget problem, the more I’m leaning toward keeping my kids in private school.
June 14, 2011 at 2:59 PM #704044ParticipantThe more I hear about GATE/Seminar and budget problem, the more I’m leaning toward keeping my kids in private school.
June 14, 2011 at 2:59 PM #704192ParticipantThe more I hear about GATE/Seminar and budget problem, the more I’m leaning toward keeping my kids in private school.
June 14, 2011 at 2:59 PM #704551ParticipantThe more I hear about GATE/Seminar and budget problem, the more I’m leaning toward keeping my kids in private school.
June 14, 2011 at 3:01 PM #703361Rhett
Participant[quote=UCGal]
We’ve looked at the seminar programs. There are differences between them. I’ve heard similar things about the La Jolla seminar program… And after this year’s experience, I’m changing my view about schools that look good on paper, vs schools that might have lower overall test scores, but be better for the student.[/quote]What was your view before, and what’s that view now? I was under the impression that you believed that test scores didn’t tell the entire story.
[Sorry for not following the board as closely as a family member of mine]
June 14, 2011 at 3:01 PM #703457Participant[quote=UCGal]
We’ve looked at the seminar programs. There are differences between them. I’ve heard similar things about the La Jolla seminar program… And after this year’s experience, I’m changing my view about schools that look good on paper, vs schools that might have lower overall test scores, but be better for the student.[/quote]What was your view before, and what’s that view now? I was under the impression that you believed that test scores didn’t tell the entire story.
[Sorry for not following the board as closely as a family member of mine]
June 14, 2011 at 3:01 PM #704049Participant[quote=UCGal]
We’ve looked at the seminar programs. There are differences between them. I’ve heard similar things about the La Jolla seminar program… And after this year’s experience, I’m changing my view about schools that look good on paper, vs schools that might have lower overall test scores, but be better for the student.[/quote]What was your view before, and what’s that view now? I was under the impression that you believed that test scores didn’t tell the entire story.
[Sorry for not following the board as closely as a family member of mine]
June 14, 2011 at 3:01 PM #704197Participant[quote=UCGal]
We’ve looked at the seminar programs. There are differences between them. I’ve heard similar things about the La Jolla seminar program… And after this year’s experience, I’m changing my view about schools that look good on paper, vs schools that might have lower overall test scores, but be better for the student.[/quote]What was your view before, and what’s that view now? I was under the impression that you believed that test scores didn’t tell the entire story.
[Sorry for not following the board as closely as a family member of mine]
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