DS comes home from school and as always I ask him if he learnt anything interesting today. He starts to go on and on about money and I could tell he was a little upset.
Apparently he was given a load of coins and asked to give 10 different combinations of coins that would total 38p. He is 6 and in yr 1 (but in a mixed yr1/2 class).
Anyway it transpires that he could only come up with three (I think he spent most of his time chatting as he loves to chat) and the teacher TORE his page out of his copy book and gave it to his classmate to put in the bin. 'Was she angry?' I asked 'Yes' he said. When asked how he felt about it he said surprised and disappointed.
When I got him home I got out a load of coins and helped him see different ways he could make up 38p which he seemed happy with but honestly isn't this a bit much for a 6 yr old. He does love maths but still..... And most importantly should I speak to his teacher about her tearing the page out of his book.
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drosophila · 14/01/2006 21:51
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