Hayden has to do Survival Math activities once a month in his fourth grade. There are many to choose from that include price comparison, evaluating your electric bill, and planning a family outing. He's done a few where he has to hypothetically buy stuff and then compare prices, including tax, at three different stores to see the best price. As a teacher, I think this is fabulous! What a great way to have kids see how math is used in the real world.
And... he actually did his own today! He has been looking at a game to buy, and instead of just buying it first anywhere, he actually went online and price searched... then decided where the best deal was. Wow.... I'm so proud of him. See, kids actually do use the stuff they learn in school. Just think of what those kids are learning in the 48 states above us... ha ha.
1 comment:
::wahwahhhhhh::
So sad! And yet...so true!
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