Trying to teach a gifted child to "regroup" in subtraction: (I still call it 'borrowing', but whatever)
The problem is 5235 - 1726 = ?
Aiden: This doesn't make sense.
Mom: Okay, well, start with the ones and then move to the tens, hundreds, and thousands, okay?
Aiden: It won't work.
Mom: It works. (pointing to the ones column) What is 5 minus 6?
Aiden: Negative one.
Mom: Well, not in 3rd grade it isn't.
Obviously a very bright kid. Don't freak out if you catch him doing calculus on the sly.
ReplyDeleteDavid
Bless his little mathematical heart!
ReplyDeleteLOL!
ReplyDeleteDon't'cha just love them!
SMILE
Sounds familiar! We dealt with the same stuff w/Rylie last year. I usually turned math over to Josiah though...he somehow has a way of explaining things in a way that makes sense to her.
ReplyDeleteOh dear!
ReplyDeleteBTW...I played!
ReplyDeletethats hilarious... This doesn't really make sense to gen either...
ReplyDeletewow! guess that is why he likes to do "extra" math homework!
ReplyDeleteStill scrambling since the trip.. i promise to get the pics by this weekend! i also need to play the meme.. maybe tomorrow..
wow! guess that is why he likes to do "extra" math homework!
ReplyDeleteStill scrambling since the trip.. i promise to get the pics by this weekend! i also need to play the meme.. maybe tomorrow..
Send the kid to Washington! Let him teach the government the consequences of deficit spending. "It doesn't make sense" is exactly right. What a brain! I suddenly feel optimistic about the future.
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The Purple Sage
That is seriously funny!
ReplyDeleteVery very clever little man.. :)
ReplyDeleteI love it when they actually "get" math though. I think that also speaks well of his previous teacher. Good job Mom!
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