Hopefully Daddy is smart enough to figure out what Hammie’s up to if he keeps on coming to him with questions like that. But for goodness’ sake, don’t they have something like bottle caps, or a box full of buttons or something that they can use to help them. My 1st grade teacher suggested to us that we bring in a little bag of caps or buttons to help us with math. You didn’t really need more than 20.
I’m a strong believer in teaching first principles rather than learning how to do it by rote. Long time ago, I was teaching one of my boys how to do a maths problem. He didn’t want to learn the reasons why, just to be shown how to do it. After a number of example questions I gave him, I turned the sheet over for just one more try. He couldn’t do it, as he’d just copied what was on the page above. I then showed him what he had to do as the process. He got it after that and could do them all (even when I turned the page over). He learned first principles after that, without complaining. Nothing liked old school
Yeah, my dad loved TV sports. As long as there was a ballgame on — football, baseball, basketball, didn’t matter — we could get help with our homework IF we asked during the game. kid: “Daddy, what’s 437 × 12?”Dad: “5244.”And the answers came fast and accurately. He’d grown up without calculators, and had the kind of head that did math easily. Alas, I did not get that from him.
We had to save our hardest problems to be solved this way. If we asked too many times (or during a commercial) the answer would be “Wait a minute. Is this your homework?”
At least he’s getting the concepts, and math is mostly useless without practical applications. I still remember when there was a whole page of simple math problems, and Hammie couldn’t get away with solving them all this way. Time to start using your fingers.
allen@home about 1 year ago
Whatever works that gets the problems solved. Right Hammie.
ꜝ about 1 year ago
Hammies gonna get checked for tapeworms if he solves all the problems that way
danketaz Premium Member about 1 year ago
I hope he was the least bit impressed that Dad didn’t need a calculator at all.
jasonsnakelover about 1 year ago
One time there were 12 pickles altogether.
Blu Bunny about 1 year ago
Leftover pickles from Aunt Bea’s cupboard.
iggyman about 1 year ago
If Dad finds out you will be in a pickle Hammie, and Zoe is known to tattle!
bookworm0812 about 1 year ago
Hopefully Daddy is smart enough to figure out what Hammie’s up to if he keeps on coming to him with questions like that. But for goodness’ sake, don’t they have something like bottle caps, or a box full of buttons or something that they can use to help them. My 1st grade teacher suggested to us that we bring in a little bag of caps or buttons to help us with math. You didn’t really need more than 20.
rmercer Premium Member about 1 year ago
This will get interesting when he takes algebra…
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 1 year ago
Like kids posing questions online which is their homework.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member about 1 year ago
I’m betting that will only work once.
MRC112 about 1 year ago
I’m a strong believer in teaching first principles rather than learning how to do it by rote. Long time ago, I was teaching one of my boys how to do a maths problem. He didn’t want to learn the reasons why, just to be shown how to do it. After a number of example questions I gave him, I turned the sheet over for just one more try. He couldn’t do it, as he’d just copied what was on the page above. I then showed him what he had to do as the process. He got it after that and could do them all (even when I turned the page over). He learned first principles after that, without complaining. Nothing liked old school
ladykat about 1 year ago
Dill pickles, yum!
ctolson about 1 year ago
Darryl “Eleven because you aren’t going to eat seven pickles and barf them back up! Now give me that jar before you drop and break it.”
Frank Burns Eats Worms about 1 year ago
How does Hammie do math? He waits Dill his father gets home.
kendavis09 about 1 year ago
Dad used a calculator. Go figure.
John Jorgensen about 1 year ago
Considering what an incredibly simple problem that is, tricking him seems like more trouble than it’s worth anyway.
AB9SS about 1 year ago
With the special ingredient from Otis!
thejanith Premium Member about 1 year ago
Yeah, my dad loved TV sports. As long as there was a ballgame on — football, baseball, basketball, didn’t matter — we could get help with our homework IF we asked during the game. kid: “Daddy, what’s 437 × 12?”Dad: “5244.”And the answers came fast and accurately. He’d grown up without calculators, and had the kind of head that did math easily. Alas, I did not get that from him.
We had to save our hardest problems to be solved this way. If we asked too many times (or during a commercial) the answer would be “Wait a minute. Is this your homework?”
The Quiet One about 1 year ago
Pretty slick there Hammie.
raybarb44 about 1 year ago
All’s fair when it comes to math…..
Zen-of-Zinfandel about 1 year ago
Hammie..leave the pickle juice alone!
Thehag about 1 year ago
Arithmetic.
Ermine Notyours about 1 year ago
At least he’s getting the concepts, and math is mostly useless without practical applications. I still remember when there was a whole page of simple math problems, and Hammie couldn’t get away with solving them all this way. Time to start using your fingers.
hagarthehorrible about 1 year ago
I guess that was hard work and well earned answer.
ToneeRhianRose about 1 year ago
Haha! XD 4 & you’d have a tummy ache!