Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agoKid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshitlemmy.worldimagemessage-square261fedilinkarrow-up1998arrow-down130
arrow-up1968arrow-down1imageKid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshitlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square261fedilink
minus-squarewaspentalive@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up56arrow-down2·5 months agoTeachers that don’t accept an unexpected but true answer are not teaching. The test taker had a correct take, one of the pizzas could be bigger than the other. It was not specified in the question. I am so glad I am out of school
minus-squareRubberElectrons@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 months agoIt really seemed like my fellow students lost their interest in math as we went through the grades here in the US. I still remember a kid in 2nd grade who learned how Roman numerals worked because they were interesting. By grade 6, actively detested math. Curious.
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoKid should’ve gotten half credit at the very least.
Teachers that don’t accept an unexpected but true answer are not teaching. The test taker had a correct take, one of the pizzas could be bigger than the other. It was not specified in the question. I am so glad I am out of school
It really seemed like my fellow students lost their interest in math as we went through the grades here in the US.
I still remember a kid in 2nd grade who learned how Roman numerals worked because they were interesting. By grade 6, actively detested math.
Curious.
Kid should’ve gotten half credit at the very least.