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[-] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago

Man... This sucks. I can't believe how many lemmings have had similar experiences. I'm just remembering one now where I was excited about math, went ahead in the curriculum to fractions, and answered everything in ratios. Instead of the teacher seeing the simple mistake, I just remember them being "wrong". How deflating.

Kids need connection before correction. I'm sort of glad my kid is glued to a screen doing adaptive math. It sucks in its own way, but better than unfeeling correction. Though, at least in my district, there's a big emphasis on empathy development so I think the teachers try to model that.

[-] Sidhean@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago

Are fractions not ratios?? I continue to be perplexed by the oddity of bad teachers' thinking :(

[-] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think I used ratio sytax and did it a little differently (A:B vs A/(A+B)) So if someone ate 5 of the 8 pizza slices, it was expected to be expressed as 5/8. What I did was express it as 5:3, 5 eaten and 3 uneaten.

For as salient as this memory was, she was an otherwise sweet and wonderful teacher. I still remember her fondly despite my genuine dismay at trying and getting a red marked sheet back.

this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2025
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