Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 17 days agoKid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshitlemmy.worldimagemessage-square265fedilinkarrow-up1997arrow-down130
arrow-up1967arrow-down1imageKid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshitlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square265fedilink
minus-squarewaspentalive@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up56arrow-down2·17 days 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-up14·17 days 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-down1·17 days 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.