I was helping Allison with her math homework again tonight....and as I posted here last year, that's not always a good idea as I tend to give her the answers instead of making her work for them. But I have actually gotten better at that...I think.
Tonight, she was working on her multiplication tables and had to do 17, 18, and 19. I was helping her by holding a white board and writing numbers for her to add. I would write 17+17, she would say 34. I would write 34+17, she would say 51, etc. Towards the end I went to write 153+17=170 and she yelled at me to stop.
"I don't want a free fish," she said. "I want to learn how to catch fish."
I thought that was so cool. Her teacher had given them that analogy in school today, and she really got it!
My son on the other hand is still all about getting a free fish with his homework. I have to be very careful when I help him. Maybe he'll get it soon too.
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