John Thomas

Grades 1-2 teacher,ADHD, Dyspraxic,Dysgraphic, LEGO EDU Ambassador, Edutopia Facilitator & Blogger, recovering principal, former stay@home dad, hiker

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@nealmohan @YouTubeTV @YouTube @NFL Now, tell me why on Earth don't we have slo-motion replay on @YouTubeTV. Every DVR could do this years ago. I can even do it for @YouTube videos, but not your streaming service. Sports need slow-motion replays!

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@vasha_da @howie_hua Easier to take 1 from 8 for this problem, but what about 98+9. It's easier to take 2 from the 9 to make what we call a benchmark # 100, then + the 7 on which is simple. So truly understanding the associative property is key to doing much more difficult math mentally.

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@GamerChocobo @howie_hua The thing is, this child probably saw this type of problem acted out several times by the T. The S acted it out many times with counters to make a 10. Also, the S has seen a problem drawn like this exact problem on paper before and likely solved it correctly. So who is at fault?

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@howie_hua like buy the S a tape measure @ dollar store, pay for stuff w/cash, give a jar of coins & when they can count correctly, they get to spend it, or measure for a recipe or home project. Those real-world experiences help make my math instruction come to life for the students! 2 of2

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@howie_hua THIS is the reason I do not send homework with my first and second-grade students. The adult at home all too often discredits the strategies being explored and/or the teacher and ends up causing issues at home. Instead of homework, I send suggestions for math explorations...1of2

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@tomloveless99 @howie_hua For the very reason he gave in the video if you watched it to the end. The S you describe doesn't already "know" 98+7 or 498+7, but with make a 10 strategy, they can solve many problems easier and faster. Knowing the associative property helps build stronger mathematicians!

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

What is this math homework asking for?

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

WHERE IS CONGRESS?

#unhinged #congress #voteOUT

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@PowerMizzoucom Only investors in TV and advertising have asked for it. No fans period!

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@ModestTeacher Sadly, I did not, as it was full of academic confusion and bullying. I had 4 unidentified disabilites that were not identified until after I turned 30. My experience in school is why I'm an educator now. The ONLY thing that kept me in school was sports- track and cross country!

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@MizzouFootball @mizzou, did they start filling at the top and realized they'd better start at the bottom? 🤣

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@timlriley I'm sorry to hear of the struggles, life is so freakin hard & is quite messy. 1 foot in front of the other....keep moving forward even when it feels like you're getting knocked down....YOU are important to the world & please DM me (or others who've offered) before it's more dire

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

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[MLB @MLB]

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[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@EDUwithEmily And I found this image on this FB thread- it has them all- https://t.co/duof6sYKoG

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@EDUwithEmily I found it. ABOVE! This Reddit thread helped. https://t.co/CvaRN1fASp

[John Thomas @flyfish29]

@drizzyontwt @Miraclenuts @KCSportsNetwork You're right, it doesn't count. No quarterback in the history of time counts preseason losses as a loss on their W/L record. The NFL doesn't either.

[Lexi @lexiosborne]

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[Kansas City Chiefs @Chiefs]

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