To Cammie Totally off topic!!

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Dear Cammie,

Your childhood sounds llike my classroom! The philosophies of

teaching these days seem to center around real world experience and

less about memorization (although it is necessary from time to

time!) I just got off the phone with my 8 year old nephew who was

proudly telling me what his class was learning in Math. Every since

he could count I would tell hima rule that was always true and then

he would answer a thousand math questions like doubling numbers mean

x 2. Then I would tell him double your doubles and that is a number

times 4. He has always asked me hard questions because it has always

been fun for him. I used to give him baths when he was 3 4 and 5 and

we played the opposite game while I washed his hair. He ated having

a bath or his hair washed so I would wash his hair and while I did

this I had to think of words and he had to think of a word that was

an opposite. He was 6 I guess when he knew what antonyms and

synonyms were. I would say my third graders do this and he'd be so

proud that he could do it too! Teaching has always been a fun

pasttime for me since I was 8 myself and taught all my dolls. I

guess that is why it is the perfect job for me. I still feel like I

am playing at home in my room with my lesson plans and grade book.

Aghhh...reminicing of childhood, sorry!! Now tell me of this slide

rule (what is it ?)

Jane

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> > I being a math teacher am thinking...2.5 cm is an inch so thats

> about

> > 10 - 12 inches which is a foot. You have one hell of a

> mouth!!!

> > No I thought immediately 3 cm!

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> > Jane

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