Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall

At 07:29 AM 6/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>From: "B & T Simpson" <michigan@...>
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>. I have tried every type of Algebra book that I can find (public
>>school books, Abeka, Saxon, and Principles From Patterns by Making Math
>>Meaningful), and in the two years of "high school" that he has done at
>home,
>>he has not yet finished even 1/2 of any algebra book.>>>>>
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>Tami, I went all the way thru highschool and never took one ounce of algebra
>or preAlgebra, and I am a fine functioning human! I did take buisness math,
>and that helped, I just didn't and still don't GET it! so maybe he just
>feels overwhelmed by not understanding it, acting bored or not interested
>sometimes can be a good sign that someone just can't relate to it in any way
>shape or form, and that was me!, taxes do the same thing to me!
>Tanya Ohio


Tami,

I must second this. I have never been a math oriented person, and did as
little as possible of it in my ill fated school career. I never even
memorized my times tables. Yet I can still manage to balance my checkbook,
figure out sales tax and tips, calculate interest, count money and make
change, and calculate growth for my kids' mutual funds. My Husband helps
me where I falter, as he is a VERY math and science oriented Mechanical
Engineer. I have been helping him to improve his vocabulary, spelling and
sentance structure, and business letter writing forms which all need a lot
of work.

Nanci K.

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In a message dated 6/3/99 9:21:51 AM Central Daylight Time,
tn-k4of5@... writes:

<< I must second this. I have never been a math oriented person, and did as
little as possible of it in my ill fated school career. I never even
memorized my times tables. Yet I can still manage to balance my checkbook,
>>


Nanci,
These remarks really do make me feel better. I think I always felt this
way in my heart, but hearing other people say it really helps!
Tami IN