myrmepropagandist on Nostr: The hardest thing about working with sixth graders is they “don’t know” algebra ...
The hardest thing about working with sixth graders is they “don’t know” algebra or how to write and use variables and it’s painful and confusing for *me* to not just start tossing letters around.
Question marks and boxes are a cop out.
How do you think about things like “the price including 8% tax is $16.20, what was the original price?” without writing x*1.08=16.60?
not so easy huh?
Published at
2024-03-01 16:24:05Event JSON
{
"id": "9c83280cd76dfc6d1d6e55867df9a5a61cf7303b932750d1a1cb22e9bed6d925",
"pubkey": "c054144d7615820eaa2322e78ba10e111c44219059482b21ba71e51a9729f40b",
"created_at": 1709310245,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/112021356227816362",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "The hardest thing about working with sixth graders is they “don’t know” algebra or how to write and use variables and it’s painful and confusing for *me* to not just start tossing letters around. \n\nQuestion marks and boxes are a cop out. \n\nHow do you think about things like “the price including 8% tax is $16.20, what was the original price?” without writing x*1.08=16.60?\n\nnot so easy huh?",
"sig": "95ea369254f117bb061bc92c549d4c9423fcdb48d58a4afbac93132b9fdf8f11bca89786c2a5c6a76bbfb737d20acc0b173c4baff28553ad0a9489d8a26e5436"
}
