School me on being a Dad

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Originally Posted by jwslam

ftfy

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same same

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Originally Posted by ExtraSlow

Talking about growing up so fast, the big topic of discussion in my house this week is grade 9 math. There's been some big emotions on that topic. Decided I'd better check my attitude and test myself. Did the online practice PAT from https://questaplus.alberta.ca/app/practice-test-access.
Scored 48/50.

Some real talk with the kid about Khan academy, the merits of Math 10-15, and how to pull the grades together before the end of the grade 9 year.

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I remember when I was in my mid 20s people talking about "new math" where they did addition and subtraction left to right and all sorts of other weird approximation tricks and I couldn't wrap my head around why they would ever stray from the traditional math teachings. We grew up on 'mad minutes' and just repeating over and over and over. When I was on facebook those silly 5 + 10 x 14 - 7 = ? questions were all the rage with like 80% of people forgetting BEDMAS. Now in my mid 30s I realise that in my head I tend to do quick calcs that exact same way (from left to right) and thend to think of numbers as blocks fitting together. I've softend my stance on how to teach & learn math and am open to seeing how the system introduces it to the kids now that mine are entering the school system. My kindergartener asks math questions all the time and I've been teaching him the traditional way but I'm sure that will change when it his ciriculum changes from counting to doing something with the numbers.

Algebra in Grade-5:

"Callie is walking to the school. Callie has to walk twice as far as Jack. Jack walks 3 km less than Everly. How far does Callie have to walk?"

The instructions are to "write an expression for each question, then solve".

Great fuckin job, Assholes. The very next question has adequate information, numbers and a solution.

lol

Killy won't be laughing as hard when he's got four or five kids in grade school.

My kid isn’t going within 10 miles of a CBE school lol

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Originally Posted by killramos

My kid isn’t going within 10 miles of a CBE school lol

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That is the way.

It's a glorious feeling to read comments online, or hear conversations about how shitty the education system is and have absolutely no idea what people are talking about :rofl:

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Originally Posted by ExtraSlow

Killy won't be laughing as hard when he's got four or five kids in grade school.

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No, he'll be crying into his empty wallet after paying $75k/yr in tuition :rofl:

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Originally Posted by you&me

That is the way.

It's a glorious feeling to read comments online, or hear conversations about how shitty the education system is and have absolutely no idea what people are talking about :rofl:

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Haha I feel the same way.

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Originally Posted by bjstare

No, he'll be crying into his empty wallet after paying $75k/yr in tuition :rofl:

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Isn't Killy at just a single child, ergo a single tuition? I feel there's a 'Coupe-esque joke about lunch bills and students or something.

Protip - schools offering multi-student discounts should immediately move to the top of the list for anyone considering private with 3, 4 or 5 kids... Do as I say, not as I do :cry:

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Haha I feel the same way.

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Worth it.

Yea private school is unlikely to be a significant financial burden lol

Following up on my grade 10 math posts. I had a great phone call today with the "student services" Dept of the local cbe high school for my kid who will be in grade 10 next year. Miraculously, they are already signed up for "math 10-15" aka "math 15" aka "full-year math" aka "math 10-prep".

Considering the middle school denies that such a course exists, it's great to hear that the kid is enrolled in it.
A very nice option for kids still considering post secondary.

The student services person did say that if the fall semester portion, which is mostly grade 9 math review, was a struggle, then the school would suggest moving to math 10-2 for winter.

So, it's still up to the kid to pull up their socks and learn the material, but this should provide ample opportunity.

Happy dad day to all the Beyond dads.

Grateful for all of the support and encouraging words in this thread.

I had a legit great father's day this year. Got to make coffee and drink it while reading a book uninterrupted this morning. Went and got groceries the spent the entire afternoon making pasta sauce and drinking margaritas. Both were excellent.

I got to do the whole #dancedad thing today and got some yard equipment.

Excellent Father’s Day.

I've decided to flex the dad meme's this year.

Smoking some on sale at costco baby back ribs (traegar pellets + smoke tube) - did a kirkland bourbon/brown sugar rub on mine, honey/hot on tomorrows dinner, and kiddo got the japanese bbq sauce.

God they smell good :) Dinners late - hour to go. I'll wait. :rofl:

Drinking Jack and coke, life is good :)

Happy fathers day y'all.

What is everyone paying for babysitters these days?

$2400/mth for two kids

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$0 because my wife is SAHM and we have at least one set of grandparents in town most of the year :rofl:

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Originally Posted by JfuckinC

$2400/mth for two kids

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Holy fuck. If it makes you feel any better I pay 0$ now.

anyone have a doula present at your child's birth? I really just got one for myself so it takes the pressure off myself. I hear women in labor are similar to watching the movie the exorcist