Comments on: What if I Fail 9th Grade Math? (Part 4) http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/12/17/what-if-i-fail-9th-grade-math-part-4/ The Official Blog of MathMojo.com - helping public school, homeschooling, unschooling students, parents, teachers and adults learn math with easy and effective methods. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Angie http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/12/17/what-if-i-fail-9th-grade-math-part-4/#comment-38226 Angie Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:32:45 +0000 http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/12/17/what-if-i-fail-9th-grade-math-part-4/#comment-38226 I would give my left pinky toe to be able to say this exact thing to my students without suffering the parental consequences. I'm a Big Fan!!!! I would give my left pinky toe to be able to say this exact thing to my students without suffering the parental consequences.

I’m a Big Fan!!!!

]]> By: rob2e http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/12/17/what-if-i-fail-9th-grade-math-part-4/#comment-35635 rob2e Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:40:40 +0000 http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/12/17/what-if-i-fail-9th-grade-math-part-4/#comment-35635 Most people can't count. I'm not even talking about people who just aren't good at math or who failed high school. I'm talking most people just really can't count. Period. These are usually the same people who think that the first year of the 21st century was 2000. Anyone who knows anything about math and counting will tell you the first year of the 21st century was 2001. For more interesting insights into everyday people really not being that smart with COMMON KNOWLEDGE stuff, please read here... http://hashitout.com/?p=26 Enjoy! <strong>Professor Homunculus sez:</strong> Please do check that link. By coincidence, I had visited that site just yesterday, and went to comment on it, but got distracted. It's a good post. Rob - I'm not sure I'm with you on Tom Cruise, though! Thanks for posting! Most people can’t count. I’m not even talking about people who just aren’t good at math or who failed high school. I’m talking most people just really can’t count. Period. These are usually the same people who think that the first year of the 21st century was 2000. Anyone who knows anything about math and counting will tell you the first year of the 21st century was 2001.

For more interesting insights into everyday people really not being that smart with COMMON KNOWLEDGE stuff, please read here… http://hashitout.com/?p=26

Enjoy!

Professor Homunculus sez:
Please do check that link. By coincidence, I had visited that site just yesterday, and went to comment on it, but got distracted. It’s a good post.
Rob - I’m not sure I’m with you on Tom Cruise, though!

Thanks for posting!

]]> By: Heather http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/12/17/what-if-i-fail-9th-grade-math-part-4/#comment-33124 Heather Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:13:28 +0000 http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/12/17/what-if-i-fail-9th-grade-math-part-4/#comment-33124 His mother wrote that? His spelling errors are starting to make more sense now. "crack whore"... That's why I love your blog. His mother wrote that? His spelling errors are starting to make more sense now.

“crack whore”… That’s why I love your blog.

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