The backstory: On Monday afternoon, JT and I were hard at work on his math homework, a few pages which asked him to compare fractions. So there we were, working on fraction math (is 4/5 larger than 2/10? how do you know?) when JT read aloud the next question on the page.
JT: It says "Without multiplying, Emily knew that 4/9 was greater than 4/10. Explain how she knew."
Mama: Well, how did Emily know?
JT: Emily knows because she takes Kumon.
Kumon is a math enrichment program very popular in my corner of New Jersey. A lot of JT's classmates take it. This response...a no-doubt accurate reflection of everyday events in his classroom, made me laugh out loud.
Also, we think it might be true.
1 comment:
Love it. I've seen a crap load of Kumon preschool through grade school workbooks while researching stuff for my home preschool. It wasn't my favorite, but maybe I've underestimated the power of Kumon.
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