A Funny Thing Happened . . .
January 6th, 2012 at 5:16A true story this is: A funny think happened on the way to daycare . . .
The following comes from the blog “Knowable News.” The driver had just picked up a child from kindergarten. As they were waiting for their order of hamburgers at the BurgerKing in Lakewood, California, in December of 2011, the following conversation ensued:
Kindergartner to a grownup: “How much is a hundred plus a hundred plus a million plus a hundred plus a million.”
Grownup, after using his hands to keep track: “Two million, three hundred.”
Kindergartner: “How did you do that?”
Grownup: “I used my hands.”
Kindergartner: “This time, don’t use your hands. How much is a million plus a million plus a hundred plus a million plus a hundred plus a hundred?”
Grownup makes an estimate.
Kindergarner: “How did you do that?”
Grownup: “I used my head.”
Kindergartner: “This time, don’t use your head.”
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The above conversation is based on the true childcare story with Jonathan Whitcomb and a child who attends or attended the Whitcomb Family Daycare in Long Beach, California. The child care home itself is highly recommended:
“We have been thoroughly pleased with the level of care, love and affection that you have provided to both of our children over the past 10 years” (Clark and Kristie, parents in Long Beach) [Recommendation for this Long Beach child care home in Bixby Highlands]
January 6th, 2012 at 6:51 am
[...] testing me on my math skills. An approximation of our conversation has been published on the blog Long Beach Child Care. Kindergartner to a grownup: “How much is a hundred plus a hundred plus a million plus a hundred [...]