Although I passed the are you smarter than a 3rd grader test my SIL emailed me a couple of weeks back, I am not sure I am qualified for 2nd grade math (or reading for that matter).
Today I watched my niece and nephew after school. My niece and the Drama Queen each sat down to the their homework. After checking my niece's math homework (& yes I considered using a calculator), I was trying to explain how to solve the problem. It was something like 51 - 28, and I was shocked to discover that they no longer do math how we were taught. She looked at me like I was insane when I tried to about carrying things over and crossing out a number. She taught me their terminology nowadays to which I probably looked shocked. I even had to call my SIL to teach me so I could teach her.
I have to admit, I am a little nervous for when the Drama Queen gets to 2nd grade. I told the hubby at dinner that I might need a tutor so I could teach our kids. He laughed at me. But he didn't realize that I was only half joking....
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