8th grade Pre-Algebra class...Lesson: Algebraic Expressions and Equations
Question: How many days are there in 4 weeks?
Students: ?????
Me: Well let's think about this. How many days are there in one week?
Student 1: Five
Student 2: Eight
Student 3: Ten
Me: (Jaw has now dropped to the floor and my head is on my desk) Seriously? Okay, let's count... (my hands go up in the air and we count)...Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday...How many fingers am I holding up?
Students: Seven
Me: Thank you!
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Must be that Chicago style math that they were using before you got there!
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