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Patrick McKenzie@patio11over 1 year ago

Proud papa moment: Liam (7) doing math. “Some elephants are at a river. 2 leave. 13 are left. How many were there at the start? Write an equation and solve.” Liam: “I don’t know what ‘some’ is here so I’m putting a ? for that.”

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Patrick McKenzie@patio11over 1 year ago
Replying to @patio11

“‘Some’ loses 2. That’s a minus. Left with 13. That I know, so goes all by itself on other side of an equals. ? - 2 = 13.” “Hmm if I put 2 back after they left then they’d be ‘some’. Of course that’s cheating, because I changed the thing I know. I should give it 2 to be fair.”

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Patrick McKenzie@patio11over 1 year ago
Replying to @patio11

? - 2 + 2 = 13 + 2 ? = 15 “Is that right dad? Was ‘some’ 15?” Me: “Yes and if anyone even your teacher tells you otherwise tomorrow you ignore them.”

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Patrick McKenzie@patio11over 1 year ago
Replying to @patio11

“What is the approved math fanfiction, Patrick?” I strongly suspect it was “13 + 2” with optional equals sign.

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Patrick McKenzie@patio11over 1 year ago
Replying to @patio11

Given that nobody has yet told him first graders are not allowed to do algebra I might just accidentally teach that to him and Lillian.

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