tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post3424358710194803151..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: Rounding for Dummies...Mister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-65333773893828000392012-01-13T23:07:28.310-06:002012-01-13T23:07:28.310-06:00Rounding down exists! If you were rounding a numbe...Rounding down exists! If you were rounding a number like 32, you'd round DOWN to 30! OF course it woldn't work with, say money... if something costs $32, you couldn't round down and give the cashier $30. Or if you're inviting 32 people to your party, you can't round down and put out 30 plates and cups. Maybe thats why some teachers don't teach it... but I am sure it does exist!Miss Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04409220869471005923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-61564358005459550772012-01-13T19:51:06.398-06:002012-01-13T19:51:06.398-06:00I read one of your posts about teaching rounding, ...I read one of your posts about teaching rounding, and stole the "punch it up"--my kids love it and it helps them remember! I also teach rounding up and rounding down. They are just third graders, not college kids. Oh, and I loved the book!TeacherFromTNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915549865434643334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-27307242919180772452012-01-13T17:18:48.516-06:002012-01-13T17:18:48.516-06:00I once heard a story about a teacher who was teach...I once heard a story about a teacher who was teaching a pretty rough group of little ones. The could not get the concept of "borrowing" to subtract. So the teacher finally told them to "steal" from the next column! That they understood! Hey, a teacher's gotta do what a teacher's gotta do!Cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-28764546898799715382012-01-12T23:51:04.023-06:002012-01-12T23:51:04.023-06:00I just finished a "Math for Elementary Teache...I just finished a "Math for Elementary Teachers" course and we learned ways to teach "Rounding UP" and "Rounding Down"! It is what they are teaching us Brand-spanking new almost teachers!Sæhildrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489131397977031043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-58744701302604723342012-01-12T21:44:31.831-06:002012-01-12T21:44:31.831-06:00OK, thank you!!! It's not just me! I'm n...OK, thank you!!! It's not just me! I'm not a mathematician, per se, but I definitely consider myself a math guy, and I certainly had never heard anything about not rounding down! Thanks for confirming that for me!Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-10031339974029608652012-01-12T10:33:31.514-06:002012-01-12T10:33:31.514-06:00I'm not a math teacher, so I'll defer to t...I'm not a math teacher, so I'll defer to the previous commenters re: terminology. That said, it sounds to me like the woman who gave you a bad review and attacked the book and your character either was having a bad day or is generally unhappy with her life. You, someone she will probably never meet, were a convenient target for her frustration.<br /><br />Keep doing what you're doing!NEOcreativegeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038449589536539195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-16537312204084379692012-01-12T07:55:04.969-06:002012-01-12T07:55:04.969-06:00Most curious. I'm a mathematician, and the pr...Most curious. I'm a mathematician, and the prohibition against using "rounding down" is news to me. Like everything in language, of course, definitions are contextual, though, and I do admit to sometimes using imprecise language even when I know it's imprecise (average instead of mean, square root instead of positive square root).LSquared32https://www.blogger.com/profile/00858524638866166691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-45456812883228848242012-01-12T06:52:12.608-06:002012-01-12T06:52:12.608-06:00When I taught 4th Grade I taught my students to ro...When I taught 4th Grade I taught my students to round using big bullies and little bullies. Big bullies pushed the number up, little bullies left it alone and all the other numbers in line got pushed back to kindergarten (grade 0). I have never heard of not using the term round down. To be honest I read your book because I like humorous stories about what kids do at school, not to critique someone else's teaching methods.Tales From The Othershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542071295049729932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-89732593996967575712012-01-12T04:58:35.327-06:002012-01-12T04:58:35.327-06:00I have been teaching for over 20 years and I show ...I have been teaching for over 20 years and I show the students how to "round down" especially when we are doing mental math and trying to use compatible numbers. You are 100% correct in what you are doing. And I kind of like the punch it down or up explanation. My sixth grade students would certainly get a kick out of that!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911174617988731074noreply@blogger.com