tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post7586739720468518624..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: Crunchy TimeMister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-88823219759250618372010-04-01T17:48:28.317-05:002010-04-01T17:48:28.317-05:00I was just talking with someone the other day abou...I was just talking with someone the other day about how odd (and awful) it is that kids just don't want to draw pictures to help them solve problems.Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-53353347074243741552010-03-31T21:41:08.177-05:002010-03-31T21:41:08.177-05:00Ohhh...we had one that was hard a few weeks ago on...Ohhh...we had one that was hard a few weeks ago on our Algebra unit test. It had to do with teams competing in a three-legged race, and how many legs, and then how many individuals. I thought their poor little heads would explode. Most of them had never even heard of a three-legged race (since they are unsafe, you know!), let alone figuring out that each team of two only has three legs! We finally used the strategy called "draw stick figures" to solve!TeacherFromTNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915549865434643334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-39307301954622947892010-03-31T15:43:13.497-05:002010-03-31T15:43:13.497-05:00I was subbing in a third grade classroom last week...I was subbing in a third grade classroom last week and we encountered a three step problem involving 22 legs, 7 people and x number of dogs on a TAKS worksheet. I had to remind the kids in the class several times that people have 2 legs, and dogs have 4. They were amazed when I said that sometimes math problems make you use common sense to solve problems.Persepolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336799731757358170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-82120214160921760802010-03-30T07:56:45.284-05:002010-03-30T07:56:45.284-05:00more power to youmore power to youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733906357482835723noreply@blogger.com