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Re: Reasonable assignment for a third grader?
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Thu, 12 Apr 2001 16:13:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > My son had a similiar assignment (2nd or third grade - he's in fourth now),
> > but it wasn't *exactly* 100.
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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 alphabets is well over 100. (
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 their words in class (my son reported a couple
of kids found 100 exactly - I think my son's was 97-98).
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> > I don't remember the exact parameters of the
> > assignment, but it wasn't something frustratingly difficult - finding exact
> > 100 pt. words is going to be difficult for an adult. It's a brute force
> > assignment. If I find a question to be ridiculous, I usually note it on my
> > son's homework (not very often, but it does happen).
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> We're probably actually going to call the teacher. She is normally very very
> good (Taya had her, we asked for her specifically for Nik) so I was
> surprised by this assignment.
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> ++Lar
I rather imagine that she'll modify the assigment for the future.
Bruce
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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 (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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