i cant even begine to say how friggin messed up this country is.
my 3rd graders math. "estamating". OMFG. when she should be learning how to SOLVE problems, she is learning to round the numbers to their nearest "10", then do quick "estimating" to find the "closest" answer.
why?
FCAT.
instead of teaching kids how to SOLVE problems, they are teaching them how to find a CLOSE answer so they can zip through multiple guess questions on a standardized test.
this is friggin ABSURD. ************** STUPID.
this is the stupid friggin bastardized moral majority working for you.
we are teaching our kids to make close guesses in school. not find answers, not solve problems, but find something "close".
try and raise a scientest with that mentality. this country is FRECKED UP.
well, back to homework and helping my kid become BRAINDEAD....