Comments on: Equalling is Fun — Learning Basic Math http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/25/equalling-is-fun-learning-basic-math/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:03:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andrew Stevens http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/25/equalling-is-fun-learning-basic-math/#comment-23693 Andrew Stevens Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:32:04 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=850#comment-23693 I am willing to bet that if you did those 100 problems now, you'd get them all done in less than a minute. The facts she's likely talking about are things like 6 times 6, 3 times 4, etc. The ultimate goal is to have the child be able to solve every problem instantly as an adult can (at least if they were proprely drilled as a child). I am willing to bet that if you did those 100 problems now, you’d get them all done in less than a minute. The facts she’s likely talking about are things like 6 times 6, 3 times 4, etc. The ultimate goal is to have the child be able to solve every problem instantly as an adult can (at least if they were proprely drilled as a child).

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]]> By: mrsmicah http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/25/equalling-is-fun-learning-basic-math/#comment-23504 mrsmicah Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:47:25 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=850#comment-23504 Wait, I had to do 100 problems in 3 minutes? That's less than 2 seconds per problem. You guys were crazy. I did it, of course, but still. Wait, I had to do 100 problems in 3 minutes? That’s less than 2 seconds per problem. You guys were crazy. I did it, of course, but still.

]]> By: Mrs Micah's Mom http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/25/equalling-is-fun-learning-basic-math/#comment-23501 Mrs Micah's Mom Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:30:24 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=850#comment-23501 I remember your 'equaling'. You used to sing 'equaling' songs at dinner, too. For drill sheets, our goal was for you to do 100 addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division facts with 100% accuracy in 3 minutes. Then you didn't have to do drill sheets every day, just once in a while as a review. I remember your ‘equaling’. You used to sing ‘equaling’ songs at dinner, too.

For drill sheets, our goal was for you to do 100 addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division facts with 100% accuracy in 3 minutes. Then you didn’t have to do drill sheets every day, just once in a while as a review.

]]> By: plonkee http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/25/equalling-is-fun-learning-basic-math/#comment-23453 plonkee Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:23:11 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=850#comment-23453 Arithmetic, like reading, is one of those things that I've been enjoying for so long that I don't remember how I learned it. I know that I could read before I went to school at 4 and a half. I think that I could do basic arithmetic then as well - certainly before I was 6. From watching my younger siblings, I think we were taught to read and count, and add up by doing it all the time. We used to read the posters on the way to school, and I bet we used to answer maths questions as well. Arithmetic, like reading, is one of those things that I’ve been enjoying for so long that I don’t remember how I learned it.

I know that I could read before I went to school at 4 and a half. I think that I could do basic arithmetic then as well – certainly before I was 6.

From watching my younger siblings, I think we were taught to read and count, and add up by doing it all the time. We used to read the posters on the way to school, and I bet we used to answer maths questions as well.

]]> By: My Daily Dollars http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/25/equalling-is-fun-learning-basic-math/#comment-23414 My Daily Dollars Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:47:28 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=850#comment-23414 I've always liked math and actually have fun "running the numbers" on our budget. I think partly that's because my mom always made the basics fun. I was one of those geeky kids who even liked flashcards and workbooks! I’ve always liked math and actually have fun “running the numbers” on our budget. I think partly that’s because my mom always made the basics fun. I was one of those geeky kids who even liked flashcards and workbooks!

]]> By: Vered http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/25/equalling-is-fun-learning-basic-math/#comment-23413 Vered Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:44:36 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=850#comment-23413 My daughter is 8 and she already complains that math is hard. It drives me crazy. I am working to correct her attitude. My daughter is 8 and she already complains that math is hard. It drives me crazy. I am working to correct her attitude.

]]> By: Katy http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/25/equalling-is-fun-learning-basic-math/#comment-23400 Katy Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:26:56 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=850#comment-23400 Glad you liked my post! It is the first post on the homepage today, and this is the permanent link: http://www.moneytoliveblog.com/wordpress/2008/08/25/what-should-kids-learn-about-money/ ~Katy Glad you liked my post!

It is the first post on the homepage today, and this is the permanent link:
http://www.moneytoliveblog.com/wordpress/2008/08/25/what-should-kids-learn-about-money/

~Katy

]]> By: QL Girl http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/25/equalling-is-fun-learning-basic-math/#comment-23396 QL Girl Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:26:29 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=850#comment-23396 I remember there was always this mysterious talk about people having to learn how to "balance their checkbooks"...I came to think it was this really hard thing that even adults can't do sometimes! When I finally "learned" I remember thinking "thats...it?" Sometimes people make math sound like this mystical thing, when its not. While not everyone will get math so quickly (I do realize that), I think kids kind of psyche themselves out based on those preconceptions. Maybe I'm wrong, but those are just some thoughts. If I ever have kids I hope to have them start with a blank slate...none of that "ugh, reading is HARD" or "I HATE math" that kids learn from TV (seriously, I've seen it on there! especially with girls) or their older friends or family. They may be "better" at one than the other, but it doesn't mean they can't work and learn to be "good" at both. I remember there was always this mysterious talk about people having to learn how to “balance their checkbooks”…I came to think it was this really hard thing that even adults can’t do sometimes! When I finally “learned” I remember thinking “thats…it?”

Sometimes people make math sound like this mystical thing, when its not. While not everyone will get math so quickly (I do realize that), I think kids kind of psyche themselves out based on those preconceptions. Maybe I’m wrong, but those are just some thoughts.

If I ever have kids I hope to have them start with a blank slate…none of that “ugh, reading is HARD” or “I HATE math” that kids learn from TV (seriously, I’ve seen it on there! especially with girls) or their older friends or family. They may be “better” at one than the other, but it doesn’t mean they can’t work and learn to be “good” at both.

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