https://mothersofbrothers.com/mathphobes-and-the-people-who-love-to-make-fun-of-them/ All about life with boys...and life in general Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:09:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://mothersofbrothers.com/mathphobes-and-the-people-who-love-to-make-fun-of-them/comment-page-1/#comment-24812 Emily Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:33:37 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=7464#comment-24812 Im with you -- close enough is good enough! I'm guessing that math instills fear in 90 percent of all students. I'm having flashbacks to high school now as my kids bring home work that looks oddly familiar. Although I get very proud when I can solve a quadratic equation for one of the boys - its like they think I'm magic. wont last. The math is getting harder. Im with you — close enough is good enough! I’m guessing that math instills fear in 90 percent of all students. I’m having flashbacks to high school now as my kids bring home work that looks oddly familiar. Although I get very proud when I can solve a quadratic equation for one of the boys – its like they think I’m magic. wont last. The math is getting harder.

]]> https://mothersofbrothers.com/mathphobes-and-the-people-who-love-to-make-fun-of-them/comment-page-1/#comment-24766 Maria Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:06:09 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=7464#comment-24766 63? 63?

]]> https://mothersofbrothers.com/mathphobes-and-the-people-who-love-to-make-fun-of-them/comment-page-1/#comment-24737 Beej Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:37:35 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=7464#comment-24737 I am so there with you! My dad is kind of a mechanical engineer. He taught us math and helped us with our homework (or tried to). We started with a chalkboard easel in front of us, and he patiently and calmy asked questions to test our logic. Well my sister and I had none...or very little. The lesson always ended up with him throwing the chalk on the floor yelling, "you can't mix apples and oranges!" It was horrible. I am so there with you! My dad is kind of a mechanical engineer. He taught us math and helped us with our homework (or tried to). We started with a chalkboard easel in front of us, and he patiently and calmy asked questions to test our logic. Well my sister and I had none…or very little. The lesson always ended up with him throwing the chalk on the floor yelling, “you can’t mix apples and oranges!” It was horrible.

]]> https://mothersofbrothers.com/mathphobes-and-the-people-who-love-to-make-fun-of-them/comment-page-1/#comment-24731 Stephen S. Power Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:36:04 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=7464#comment-24731 I watched this and I was totally convinced they were stoned to the bejesus belt. Then I saw them on a talk show and realized they are both of that classic type: sweet, pretty, and painfully dumb. They are perfect together if they don't actually set their house on fire and forget how to open a door. I watched this and I was totally convinced they were stoned to the bejesus belt. Then I saw them on a talk show and realized they are both of that classic type: sweet, pretty, and painfully dumb. They are perfect together if they don’t actually set their house on fire and forget how to open a door.

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