"I am pretty lost when it comes to Charlotte's math homework. The corrections you send home are largely due to my misunderstanding and misdirecting Charlotte.
Should I let her go on alone when she has questions about what to do? Can you send a little help my way?
Pitiful, I'm sure.
Thank you,
Jennifer R."
--Actual letter to a 1st grade teacher.
8 comments:
Ha ha. I'll probably need tutoring to help my kiddos (or just kiddo, we'll see how this one behaves...) with their hw. Too bad Charlotte has to be the guinea pig- you'll have it down pat by the time Gabe hits elementary school!!! Good luck in 2nd grade!!!
That is exactly how I feel! It's horrible. They have changed the way they do math...again! I am not looking forward to middle school and high school homework! I hope her teacher responds and you get the answers you need to help her. Good luck!
The only thing I can think about this is that Charlotte's homework is garbage. If you can't understand 1st grade homework it must be. Madison calls you when she doesn't understand her homework because she exceeded my skills long ago.
I'm with you. The homework IS a little tricky sometimes...not the skills...just the directions.
Most of the time I let G go for broke on her own. I say let Charlotte go for it!
I had the same problem. Apparently I totally did the math the wrong way and led Lorin in the wrong direction. The teacher was quick to correct me when I went to her parent teacher conference.
Wait, they can change HOW to do math? What happened to simple addition?
oh, the new things i'll be dealing with soon. p.s. LOVE the new blog look.
Apparently, they have free reign with their wily little "methods." This particular one is a ten-frame, which I get, but then, well, who cares. She sent the clarification, and it was pretty much what I thought which is frustrating b/c it left me with the same impression: what is the POINT? 8 plus 4 is twelve. The end.
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