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My son had a similiar assignment (2nd or third grade - he's in fourth now), but it wasn't *exactly* 100. I don't remember the exact parameters of the assignment, but it wasn't something frustratingly difficult - finding exact 100 pt. words is going (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Just getting *over* 100 is quite easy, you just need words that have a number of late alpahabet letters. Since R, S, and T are common letters and are late in the alphabet you are all set. Like I said, ironically, "alphabet" itself is 99... so (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I hope you will not be too tough on her. She probably found the assignment and thought it sounded good and assigned it without taking the time to try it out herself (happens more at this time of year when teachers are getting swamped with (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Finally remembered the assignment: get as close as you can to 100 without going over. Only one word, but it had to at least be 90, so most kids searched around a bit until they got one close, but it didn't drag on forever. Everyone compared (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Part of the problem was bad communication (by Nik to us). This was an enrichment assignment, not a mandatory one. And only some of the kids got it, it wasn't intended to actually be solved... (I know this now because Jo called me, it's been (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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