dodgey school maths?

Ryan-3 · 5 Oct 2019 at 17:16

I'm confused at what purpose that piece of homework actually serves. I've actually noticed a number of errors in the past week, even on documents that on the surface are as simple as the example in the OP and this is a top 5 UK uni. I get that people are busy, but a fast skim read is all it takes.

Lakeland · 5 Oct 2019 at 17:24

Bond numbers help with mental arithmetic. A lot of Y1 kids will still be adding by counting balloons or bananas, doing calculations written like that is ‘relatively’ advanced.

ikillbears · 5 Oct 2019 at 17:28

Cyber-Mav said:
Guess this is why kids are dum these days.
will have the ring up the school and lash the teachers.

says the person asking if it's correct ....

Malevolence · 5 Oct 2019 at 18:44

Cyber-Mav said:
yep as i thought. this is for a 5 year old kid who is in year 1. guess this is why kids are dum these days.
will have the ring up the school and lash the teachers.

I sincerely hope that this post is meant to be ironic.

EGuitarStar · 5 Oct 2019 at 18:58

Ignore, I failed

MrRockliffe · 5 Oct 2019 at 19:22

Just put 0+9 = 10-1

Solved

richieboy · 5 Oct 2019 at 19:30

Also...'practice', right? Not 'practise', in this case? Dodgy maths and English.

Lakeland · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:02

richieboy said:
Also...'practice', right? Not 'practise', in this case? Dodgy maths and English.

Practise is the verb so it was the correct use as the student is being asked to do an activity.

richieboy · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:13

Lakeland said:
Practise is the verb so it was the correct use as the student is being asked to do an activity.

Ah ok - see I thought I'd double check so found the following on https://www.dictionary.com/e/practice-vs-practise/.

'The verb practice/practise
In American English, practice is also used as the verb. It means “to do something repeatedly in order to master it” or “to pursue as an occupation or art.” So a churchgoer can practice their religion, just as a student might practice the violin.

In British English, the verb form of the word is rendered as practise. So in the above examples, our churchgoer practises their religion, while our student practices their instrument. This convention is true of British, Canadian, and Australian English.'

It was the bit at the end 'our student practices their instrument' that has me confused!

Malevolence · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:16

It's the same as licence and license, something which drives me up the ******* wall in the TV Licensing thread on here.

Mr Jack · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:20

Maccapacca said:
This was my sons in year 5 a couple of weeks ago

I don't see what is wrong?

(517,453 527,453 627,453 is one solution, no?)

Lakeland · 5 Oct 2019 at 20:27

richieboy said:
Ah ok - see I thought I'd double check so found the following on https://www.dictionary.com/e/practice-vs-practise/.

'The verb practice/practise
In American English, practice is also used as the verb. It means “to do something repeatedly in order to master it” or “to pursue as an occupation or art.” So a churchgoer can practice their religion, just as a student might practice the violin.

In British English, the verb form of the word is rendered as practise. So in the above examples, our churchgoer practises their religion, while our student practices their instrument. This convention is true of British, Canadian, and Australian English.'

It was the bit at the end 'our student practices their instrument' that has me confused!

It’s not easy and as you say explanations often make it more confusing. The easiest way I try to think of it is from the verb perspective; if someone is doing something (an action) then it’s spelt with an S.

“In a doctor's practice they practise medicine”

When you’re talking about the act of someone doing something it becomes a verb.

Cyber-Mav · 5 Oct 2019 at 21:21

ikillbears said:
says the person asking if it's correct ....

No harm in double checking.

BUDFORCE · 5 Oct 2019 at 21:23

Cyber-Mav · 5 Oct 2019 at 21:28

Malevolence said:
I sincerely hope that this post is meant to be ironic.

Gangsta figure of speach. Squares like you wont get it.
Just means i will just ring them up and point it out. And insted if ringing them i just sent them an email. Saves me time.

Malevolence · 5 Oct 2019 at 21:52

Cyber-Mav said:
Gangsta figure of speach. Squares like you wont get it.
Just means i will just ring them up and point it out. And insted if ringing them i just sent them an email. Saves me time.

You don't know what 'ironic' means, do you?

McGray · 5 Oct 2019 at 22:43

Cyber-Mav said:
yep as i thought. this is for a 5 year old kid who is in year 1. guess this is why kids are dum these days.
will have the ring up the school and lash the teachers.

How is the child's English?

Cyber-Mav · 6 Oct 2019 at 11:12

Malevolence said:
You don't know what 'ironic' means, do you?

I dont do the ironing.

Cyber-Mav · 6 Oct 2019 at 11:19

McGray said:
How is the child's English?

Plenty of spelling mistakes so not good at all.
E.g elephant is elyfant, because is becos, Celica is sleeka. Etc

aardvark · 6 Oct 2019 at 12:27

Maccapacca said:
This was my sons in year 5 a couple of weeks ago

ermm, what?