Overheard – or actually “took part in”

Posted on Aug 27, 2009 01:36:00 AM

So, the first grader in this house is learning at the speed of light.  He is actually making me nervous with his antics and his uncanny ability to come up with some of the most off the wall questions ever.  This morning, on the way to school, we had this conversation:

What does percent mean?

UH?

Percent, you know percentage, what does it mean?

UH?

You know, like you ask daddy all the time what the percentage is?

UH?

You know like the other day, you was asking him what the percent of a number something was, what does that mean?

UH?

Mom, what does it mean?

Ok, a percent is a part of something.  Like you can have half of something and that would be 50%. 

But, that wasn’t the questions you were asking daddy, what is percentage?

UH?

MOM!

Ok, it’s a math problem and I have to have a calculator or pencil and paper to do it, but your daddy is very smart and he can do the math problem in his head so it is just easier to ask him than to find a calculator or do the math myself.

So, is that what percent means? 

UH?

We make majors moves around here..

Posted on Aug 23, 2009 10:42:08 PM

I get to embrace my inner educator this week.  In more ways than one, I am going to be teaching yet again.  Yes, I’m running a few educational webinars and writing some ebooks but other than that…I’m teaching a little session to a group of parents this week regarding their child’s educational records. 

Our school system using a common system that the parents can log into and check out, grades, attendance, notes from the teacher and more.  So, I’m going to show some folks how to make that work.  I am looking forward to that.  I like teaching adults.

And, naturally there is the never ending list of homework that comes home each night.  I mean, honestly, is it possible that we can keep up this pace all year?  If you think I’m joking, you should take a poke around the first grade site I designed. 

Let me know, what do you think?