: "But only if you understand how to relate the two numbers to each other. It's easy for us all now as adults (I mean, a lot of us) but no, the average fourth grader doesn't just automatically know there are about four weeks in a month."

@ironica.bsky.social

But only if you understand how to relate the two numbers to each other. It's easy for us all now as adults (I mean, a lot of us) but no, the average fourth grader doesn't just automatically know there are about four weeks in a month.

May 29, 2024 at 23:52 UTC

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Kara @karaboo.bsky.social
[ View ] May 29, 2024 at 23:56 UTC

The teacher would teach you that there is, 4 weeks in a month 12 months in a year, I didn't learn that from word problems, word problems are supposed to test what you know, not basically give you the numbers.

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