12:01 am
Lizlin
Hi all - back to small grids again :(
12:06 am
Lizlin
BBL - time to go to the gym. Thanks, Mitch.
12:08 am
MitchDick
fireworks - gl all
12:13 am
cybernan
hello everyone
12:13 am
cybernan
78 words in 13 minutes? -- wow!
12:13 am
cybernan
in 8 minutes! -- how does he type that fast
12:20 am
VolleymomDee
he is pretty amazing
12:25 am
VolleymomDee
anyone have the top lone m?
12:26 am
cybernan
not yet
12:26 am
grannyrose
mi4/7
12:26 am
VolleymomDee
ty, looking
12:26 am
cybernan
a new one
12:26 am
cybernan
ty rose
12:26 am
VolleymomDee
don't remember seeing that word before
12:26 am
cybernan
anyone have the u?
12:27 am
VolleymomDee
ur 5/12
12:27 am
grannyrose
ur5/12
12:29 am
cybernan
not seeing it
12:32 am
VolleymomDee
fireworks... brb with list
12:35 am
VolleymomDee
LIST IN MY PROFILE
12:35 am
flosey
thanks Dee
12:35 am
cybernan
ty dee and congrats
12:36 am
VolleymomDee
ty and yw :)
12:40 am
VolleymomDee
Have fun all! I am off til the flip. *Poofing with hugs*!!
12:47 am
cybernan
stuck on that ur 5
12:48 am
cybernan
*!* ta da *!*
12:49 am
cybernan
twins' birthday this weekend, so see you on Monday. Have a good weekend, everyone
12:50 am
flosey
have fun Nan
12:50 am
cybernan
ty flosey
12:55 am
salmocreston1
RAME
1:00 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
1:01 am
flosey
thank you Lickety
1:12 am
flosey
fw and off to bed, goodnight all
1:17 am
Marc Freeman
what are the stats for the first lone 'e' in the first column, please?
1:20 am
Marc Freeman
thanks do you have a clue for it?
1:21 am
TheByzantine
anil shower
1:22 am
Marc Freeman
got it thanks
1:24 am
Marc Freeman
how about the stats for the lone 'n' between the 'e's in column one please?
1:38 am
Marc Freeman
thanks do you have a clue, please?
1:41 am
jessmom
rearrange the na4/5
1:45 am
Marc Freeman
thanks
2:06 am
hurshy
well this is amusing
2:06 am
hurshy
i have gone through, and i have found everything but H8
2:08 am
hurshy
haHA i got IT TOO!
2:08 am
hurshy
(it is a dance, ho8)
2:08 am
hurshy
what a very pretty little grid *pats grid on head*
2:43 am
Marc Freeman
sw5/20, the first one please?
2:44 am
Marc Freeman
thanks I found it
2:44 am
Cosmo Kramer
i haave one... s + not cold.. not sure whether it's the first one you are looking for..
2:47 am
Cosmo Kramer
ok that's the second one.. got another one.. s + oscar's another name is Academy A****s
3:05 am
Marc Freeman
pe6, please?
3:07 am
Cosmo Kramer
writing equipment + not boy
3:09 am
Marc Freeman
you sure not boy there's no g
3:11 am
lynxxx
grown up boy
3:12 am
Marc Freeman
oh thanks
4:04 am
rubyfoo
Good morning!
4:04 am
rubyfoo
Another poopy small grid!
4:58 am
zoozzoom
Oh great I have 6 words to find and they are all just one from a E,H,M,P,R and S tile lol
5:09 am
zoozzoom
Got the E.
5:18 am
zoozzoom
ஜ۩۞۩ஜ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S ஜ۩۞۩ஜ
5:19 am
zoozzoom
Any clues needed before I go?
5:19 am
MollyL
Such a festive little way to say "finished"
: D
5:22 am
zoozzoom
Hi, Molly :-)
5:23 am
zoozzoom
Happy babbling everyone!
5:55 am
sukee
Good morning all
5:55 am
Scrabbler
Hi Sukee
5:58 am
bichon
Mornin' dudes and dudettes
5:58 am
Scrabbler
Hi bichon
5:59 am
Scrabbler
ANother ridiculous small grid. Pfft.
5:59 am
bichon
More time doing chores
6:10 am
bichon
two left here
6:11 am
bichon
en 5/16 and he 5/20, pls
6:14 am
Scrabbler
Looking
6:15 am
Scrabbler
he5/20 is adjective for he4
6:16 am
TheByzantine
foe for the en 5
6:16 am
bichon
ty, Byz and Scrabs
6:20 am
Scrabbler
TY, Byz
6:22 am
Scrabbler
So, all done, bichon? Time for chores now.
6:24 am
rubyfoo
hello, back to look for a few.
6:25 am
rubyfoo
50 words but no8 or nbt
6:25 am
Scrabbler
Hi Ruby. How is Ruffie and how is your car?
6:26 am
rubyfoo
car is still MIA, perhaps the garage guy has stolen it. Rufie is still limping, but less. Thank you for asking.
6:27 am
Scrabbler
And your pain is still well-controlled?
6:27 am
rubyfoo
Two gimpy dogs and frail me, what a household!
6:28 am
Scrabbler
But you're all doing fine and able to enjoy another day.
6:28 am
rubyfoo
controlled to some extent but much better than before. I think I probably need another radiation treatment, but will see the oncologist in early April as it's not for me to de ide
6:28 am
rubyfoo
And the weather is gorgeous, still cold at night but sunny and beautiful in the afternoons
6:29 am
rubyfoo
I would like to do somee gardening, but am not up to it yet
6:30 am
Scrabbler
Get outside and do something every day.
6:35 am
rubyfoo
The lady just delivered my lunch. It's a mystery fish and neither Rufie nor moi likes it. Usually he competes with me for the fish LOL
6:36 am
Scrabbler
"Mystery fish" Haha
6:36 am
rubyfoo
and not fresh enough, either
6:39 am
rubyfoo
The best thing they bring is salmon, about once every three weeks and the brandade is good
6:40 am
rubyfoo
but there's always a piece of cheese, fresh bread, today a lentilsalad and a desert, so there's always something to eat
6:40 am
TheByzantine
Want a clue for the 8, Ruby?
6:41 am
rubyfoo
yes, pls, Byz and hello
6:41 am
rubyfoo
but I lost weight again, which is scary
6:42 am
Scrabbler
Eat calorie dense food. Add olive oil to food.
6:43 am
TheByzantine
ho 8/55 -- a trumpet is one and a tube used to convey water or a device used to smoke tobacco
6:43 am
rubyfoo
I am trying, but it's very hard to eat enough
6:43 am
rubyfoo
ty Byz, dancing now
6:43 am
Scrabbler
TY, Byz.
6:46 am
rubyfoo
stats for the u, pls
6:48 am
Uneaixoise
ur5/12
6:49 am
Uneaixoise
hey ruby :-)
6:49 am
rubyfoo
bonjour, une
6:49 am
rubyfoo
I've been trying to monkey the u, but was trying 4-letter words
6:51 am
Uneaixoise
howdy scrabs :-)
6:52 am
Uneaixoise
u + hard to find
6:53 am
rubyfoo
merci, une, all we need is a c
6:53 am
Uneaixoise
indeed :-)
6:54 am
Sunrise
last word any help there for the me 4/6 please.
6:54 am
ladycece920
cat sound
6:54 am
Scrabbler
That lone M has eluded me too, Sunrise.
6:55 am
TheByzantine
cat talk
6:55 am
Anniebrook
me 4/6 cat talk--M + e vowels
6:55 am
Scrabbler
IS that the me4?
6:55 am
Uneaixoise
me too . . .
6:55 am
rubyfoo
ty lady, weird spelling
6:55 am
rubyfoo
((annie))
6:55 am
Uneaixoise
need me4 on top row
6:55 am
Anniebrook
m + 3 vowels, I mean
6:55 am
Scrabbler
Hi Annie
6:55 am
Uneaixoise
hey annie :-)
6:55 am
Scrabbler
And cece
6:56 am
Anniebrook
hi Une and scrabbs
6:56 am
ladycece920
top M isn't an me, it's mi
6:56 am
Scrabbler
Meow, meow, hmgames.
6:56 am
Uneaixoise
oh, ok tx lady
6:56 am
Scrabbler
OK, monkey found mi word
6:57 am
Anniebrook
mi4 is a marble
6:57 am
Uneaixoise
our monkeys must be in sync scrabs -- just found it as well :-)
6:57 am
Sunrise
Thank you Annie . I had tried every combination but not that . Finished .
6:57 am
Anniebrook
congrats, sunrise and welcome to babbleland
6:58 am
Sunrise
Any help wanted before I go .
6:58 am
Sunrise
Thank you Annie.
7:00 am
rubyfoo
see you later, kids, going to scrounge up some lunch
7:00 am
TheByzantine
Be well, Ruby
7:00 am
Anniebrook
bye ruby, eat cake
7:00 am
Sunrise
Toodle pip. Bye ..
7:01 am
Scrabbler
I need breakfast. I think I will boil some eggs.
7:01 am
Anniebrook
enjoy, scrabbs
7:03 am
Scrabbler
Alright, water is on the stove.
7:16 am
Anniebrook
finished, nice grid
7:19 am
Riverdance
good morning - fireworks here as well. Tired of these small grids though
7:19 am
Riverdance
congrats Annie
7:20 am
Riverdance
Guess I will get to work now - have a great day everyone
7:26 am
TheByzantine
Phantom: zatetic
7:35 am
catbluesky
what is this website for
7:40 am
TheByzantine
Hello, catbluesky. Click on Help above for an explanation.
7:44 am
Aloyisius
Simple Simon was a pieman.. pieman is my phantom
7:45 am
LuvWordGames
morning Aloy, empty is my phantom
7:47 am
Aloyisius
g'morning LWG, am chasing my final 6 - have to be on the road today in about an hour, so I'm sorta glad for a small grid
7:48 am
LuvWordGames
it's the opposite for me, last two days I worked and had to contend with grids over 200. Of course, I'm not working today and have a small grid lol
7:48 am
Aloyisius
aww, I know how you feel
7:49 am
LuvWordGames
good luck, hope you find the 6 you need before you have to go
7:49 am
Aloyisius
down to 2 now
7:49 am
LuvWordGames
go Aloy, go!
7:50 am
Aloyisius
and fw.. pretty friendly grid today
7:50 am
LuvWordGames
WTG Aloy!
7:50 am
Aloyisius
have a fab Friday, Babblers.. I must poof
8:11 am
mkg
hi all. any clues for the 8?
8:12 am
mkg
also need clue for the u word.
8:12 am
wvteach
HO 8 - compound word
8:15 am
TheByzantine
ur 5/12
8:23 am
EvaNadine
::brings pillow + blanket into chog::
::lies down + gets comfy::
::commences nap::
8:24 am
wvteach
quiet morning - good palce to nap
8:28 am
EvaNadine
all i did all evening + all night was sleep. youd think id have had enough by now!
8:29 am
mkg
ok struggling for ho word. any clues?
8:29 am
TheByzantine
Sleep torpor
8:29 am
Judi
Good morning, all!
8:29 am
EvaNadine
HO8 -- toot your own HO4 and a corncob Pi4
8:30 am
mkg
ty! missed the second word.
8:31 am
Judi
Eva - you are sleeping for two now.
8:37 am
Judi
Found all the Ws!
8:53 am
EvaNadine
agreed, judi! baby is sleepy. ;)
8:57 am
mrloser
ur 5/12 u+ when it is very hard to find it is considered r...
9:07 am
wvteach
need one more 6 - i have HE, RE, and SW - what am is missing
9:09 am
TheByzantine
pe 6/24 == papermate cross and other manufacturers
9:20 am
Misha2.0
Any clue for the ER/4?
9:20 am
wvteach
it's a common babblet
9:22 am
Misha2.0
Doh, thanks
9:31 am
hego
Ugh! Back to tiny.
9:36 am
wvteach
** finito ** monkeys got the last word H
9:37 am
hego
Congrats Teach!
9:41 am
car.eeyore
No, no, no! I need a big mind numbing grid today.
9:42 am
hego
It may be mind numbing.
9:46 am
rururocks
We need tiny grids until i have my computer back ðŸ˜
9:59 am
MollyL
Common babblet is an oxymoron
: D
10:11 am
car.eeyore
Stats please for the left column upper E?
10:18 am
car.eeyore
nm...flushed it out....LOL
10:22 am
Uneaixoise
congrats car!!!
10:23 am
EvaNadine
feel free to share with the rest of us, Car. ;)
10:35 am
therealblah
en5/12...car gave a clue ;)
10:36 am
EvaNadine
::facepalm::
oh dear.
10:38 am
EvaNadine
hows about the top M or the left-hand N?
10:45 am
periwinkle
hi all. I only have the pe6. help with other 6's pls.
10:45 am
periwinkle
EvaN how are you feeling today?
10:45 am
EvaNadine
thats one more 6 than ive got!
10:47 am
EvaNadine
tired, but otherwise good. :)
10:52 am
periwinkle
help with re6 pls
10:54 am
chrisk
re6 - to send a case back to the lower courts
10:55 am
chrisk
or to send someone back to jail for sentencing
11:04 am
sajarn
top 'm' ??
11:16 am
redshoes
Here's another needed update to the dictionary: meme
11:18 am
CiociaJudy
mi4/7
11:21 am
redshoes
Ciocia top row
11:24 am
CiociaJudy
thx red. was giving a clue to sajarn
11:36 am
Douglas
Gladys Knight solves a murder mystery in "The Five Orange ****." Things are blurring together a little.
11:39 am
EvaNadine
hints for the left-hand N?
11:40 am
EvaNadine
am i moving up or down? :)
11:41 am
Douglas
Ramen is in the grid, maybe there is some in the penalty box
11:41 am
doseffing
down and up and down
11:42 am
Douglas
That ne4/5 was in another recent grid
11:42 am
EvaNadine
thought id tried that, but i guess not!
11:43 am
therealblah
meme was the 1st word i tried...hate starting off with the red banner...
11:44 am
HarryHood
uhhh. did my list get zeroed out?
11:45 am
HarryHood
oh. loading.
11:46 am
Douglas
If you need some dough in Durban
11:46 am
Misha2.0
Woot! Fireworks
11:46 am
Misha2.0
Was just about to tear my hair out, LOL
11:48 am
Misha2.0
Anyone looking for clues before I head out?
11:54 am
HarryHood
clue for the U?
11:58 am
Douglas
I would give it if I had it.
11:59 am
HarryHood
is it hte 8? I'm missing that as well
12:04 pm
HarryHood
20 to go. I'm listing, even w/o the u :)
12:05 pm
HarryHood
got the u, if you want it
12:06 pm
EvaNadine
HO8/55
toot your own HO4 + a corncob Pi4
12:06 pm
therealblah
thx eva
12:07 pm
EvaNadine
YW!
now if someone wants to clue the missing 6es...i have PE6/24...
12:08 pm
therealblah
re6/24, send someone back to court or prison
12:08 pm
EvaNadine
::check!::
12:14 pm
HarryHood
done. good day!
12:14 pm
dan2bit
sw6 boggy
12:16 pm
EvaNadine
TY dan for that one...just one more to go!
12:41 pm
therealblah
he6/27, along the lines of hr4/7
12:41 pm
therealblah
oops HE4/7
12:53 pm
mkg
hi all. i have no 6s. yipes. clues welcome
12:54 pm
mkg
any clues for the U word?
1:05 pm
therealblah
u + opposite of common
1:08 pm
therealblah
oh and stats are ur5/12
1:36 pm
lbuxx
can someone clue the 1st PI4?
1:36 pm
lbuxx
and the PE6/24.. Those are my last two.
1:36 pm
lbuxx
Also if anyone needs clues, I'm here til I get these last two.
1:39 pm
hego
pe 6 is a writing instrument and a bloke
1:39 pm
therealblah
pe6/24 - you write with a pe* + a guy
1:40 pm
hego
pi 4,7 is a seller of prostitutes
1:42 pm
lbuxx
thanks! thanks! thanks!
1:43 pm
lbuxx
I sure could not see that PI4/7
1:43 pm
lbuxx
anyone need clues before i i leave?
2:07 pm
MollyL
I think you should be able to add a Y to pi4. I have seen some guys who look very pi4y
2:46 pm
suefrad625
clues for the 1st column e's pls
2:47 pm
suefrad625
bottom e
3:04 pm
ChrissieDee
en5/6 foe
3:47 pm
wht
en5,12 prep for a colonoscopy
3:48 pm
wht
er4,4 common babblet
5:05 pm
Kaplan the Magne
I have to do that prep y
6:35 pm
dan2bit
stupid french cats
6:37 pm
dan2bit
firewords! tx lickety & all cluers - he5/14 h + mrs. bombeck was my last
6:47 pm
tceicher
clue for sw 5/20......not the bees
6:48 pm
tceicher
oops, forgot to say please
6:49 pm
tceicher
nevermind, I found it
6:50 pm
dan2bit
sorry I stepped away - any other clues
7:33 pm
Playwoman
58/78. Ready to throw in the towel.
8:57 pm
Babs1
clue for the top row m?
8:58 pm
origami
Howdy folks
9:03 pm
m9f9l
There's minutemen. I was really hoping that there were hourmen.LOL
9:05 pm
origami
m9f9l - I just saw on your profile that you tutor math. That is something I would like to do when I "retire."
9:06 pm
origami
Well, I'm working about 60 hrs a week and have dogs, a house to keep up, etc.
9:07 pm
m9f9l
Yikes! What do you do?
9:08 pm
origami
Don't get me started :D I am a business/program manager for a part of Univ of Ca.
9:09 pm
m9f9l
Ah. (backing slowly away)
9:09 pm
origami
One of my retirement plans is to finish my master's degree in math. May seem pointless to some to do so at my "advanced age," but I really want to.
9:09 pm
m9f9l
Cool! And you probably get a discount on tuition?
9:10 pm
m9f9l
Why is this grid being so difficult?!?!?!?
9:11 pm
origami
I can actually go to the other university system in the state for FREE tuition (free tuition at the CSU system in CA for those over 60) - class space not guaranteed, but still!
9:11 pm
m9f9l
Cool! Can you do much of it online?
9:12 pm
origami
I haven't checked that out. I will.
9:14 pm
m9f9l
finally got the 8! I'm so proud of myself because I didn't search out the stats for it :-)
9:15 pm
m9f9l
I've been considering go back to school
9:15 pm
m9f9l
It's amazing how much you can do online now
9:16 pm
origami
It is. I recently took a couple of classes online at Stanford. No credits issued though ... just for fun.
9:17 pm
m9f9l
Cool! What did you take?
9:20 pm
origami
a couple of creative writing classes. I have never been good at that.
9:20 pm
m9f9l
Ah. Did you enjoy the classes though?
9:21 pm
m9f9l
Did they have you do freewriting?
9:22 pm
origami
I did, but the classes reinforced my belief that I suck at creative writing. Just not my ball of wax.
9:22 pm
m9f9l
Yeah, not for everyone.
9:22 pm
m9f9l
i am down to 10 left. Really don't want to list, but this is like pulling teeth now.
9:24 pm
m9f9l
8. I'm monkeying so much I don't even know what I just got!
9:25 pm
m9f9l
HA ha ha.. it was probably the he4. I just read the definition. Hilarious.
9:36 pm
Bugsaw
origami, my part time job is tutoring! There are SO many kids who need one-to-one explanations in order to understand Math. You are off to the races.
9:37 pm
m9f9l
What ages Bugs?
9:38 pm
Bugsaw
my specialty turned out to be middle school Grade 7 - 9. Most people hate them but I loved it most of the time. Just hated the depressing school system.
9:38 pm
m9f9l
fw. I had to list for 3
9:38 pm
origami
Hey bugs, we're on the same page :D Thanks for your advice BTW
9:39 pm
Bugsaw
I am glad I was able to offer the other side.
9:39 pm
origami
Ugh! middle school :D
9:40 pm
m9f9l
My thing is older women returning to school after a long time away. People who are anxious about math. Have never felt they "got" it.
9:40 pm
origami
Ah, m9f9l, so you tutor adults. Nice.
9:41 pm
m9f9l
Yeah right origami!?! Talk about depressing!LOL I bet Bugs you make a HUGE difference for those kids!
9:42 pm
Bugsaw
I was definately one who didn't get Math. It is what makes me a good tutor because I know what steps they are missing and I can create alternative methods that work for them. I love catching them at an age when they have the maturity to alter their view of themselves as "stupid" before high school
9:43 pm
Bugsaw
I am so glad to hear we are all three on the same page abaout helping others make their dreams come true.
9:45 pm
m9f9l
I would like to help younger people before they get lost, but usually they don't seek tutoring until middle school or so, and that's just SO hard, because most kids in school system have bought into the idea that learning something new is something that has to be driven by the teacher, not the student. It's very hard to approach problem solving that way. And I'm not interested in just getting someone to know how to do the algorithm. It's only valuable if they understand the concept.
9:45 pm
origami
Indeed. I wonder about the messages or experiences kids get about math being hard and how that sticks with them.
9:47 pm
m9f9l
Come to think of it, I'm thinking more of high schoolers than middle schoolers.LOL
9:47 pm
Bugsaw
It is like any other problem. Just break it down in little bits and they discover that each little bit is not difficult. Rather like a pre-schooler learning to put on their own coat.
9:47 pm
origami
I was lucky to always be labeled as "good at math and science." I am really interested in STEM education for girls, in particular.
9:49 pm
Bugsaw
A motivated high schooler would be fun to work with. I am imagining someone who didn't like Math so they didn't work at it but now realize they want a profession that requires it so they have to go back and fill in gaps.
9:49 pm
m9f9l
And that's what I mostly deal with. Older people who are motivated. And scared.
9:50 pm
Bugsaw
we are all scared when we try schooling again. It opens us up to be judged. I think adult learners are powerful.
9:50 pm
origami
Maybe that is the tutor realm I should focus on. It would really make me feel good to help someone in that situation.
9:50 pm
m9f9l
I work with a motivated high schooler. Well, I guess I should say I DID work with one... a couple months ago. She doesn't need me any more :-)
9:51 pm
origami
If she doesn't need you, that is a success :D
9:51 pm
stidmama
(((hugs all))) hello...
9:51 pm
Bugsaw
Isn't it great when you work yourself out of a job? There are always more students but to know that they are off and running on their own is very gratifying.
9:52 pm
Bugsaw
hey stid, I was just thinking you should be here for this conversation.
9:52 pm
origami
Exactly bugs. I have that experience t work when I train up someone and they go on to bigger and better things.
9:52 pm
m9f9l
Yup! That was um. .. what WERE we doing?LOL Oh yeah, we started with some Algebra and then Geometry.
9:53 pm
stidmama
just read back. :-) Up to date now.
9:53 pm
m9f9l
I homeschooled all of my children, so it was never really an issue.
9:53 pm
stidmama
Hey m9 -- have been loving the baby pics!
9:55 pm
m9f9l
Thanks stid! Aren't they just the cutest little stinkers?!?
9:55 pm
stidmama
indeed -- particularly... was it green marker? ;-)
9:55 pm
Bugsaw
I am currently working with a very bright girl whose older sister got straight A's without trying. This kid has ADD so she just decided she was dumb and stopped trying. Now that we are going back to fill in the gaps and I can reassure her that she is smart she is so encouraged that she wants me to tutor her all summer! I certainly was not expecting that.
9:56 pm
stidmama
I have banned "smart" in my classroom. (Also nice). It is not specific enough. I told the kiddos that if I cannot come up with a better word, I am being lazy... LOL their eyes bugged out!
9:57 pm
origami
WTG bugs.
9:58 pm
Bugsaw
I think all kids are smart. They need to think that too.
9:58 pm
m9f9l
I visited with my best friend from 5th and 6th grade yesterday because she's moving away, and she showed me a video of her daughter. Makes me excited that there are teachers out there like her daughter. I just found the video on youtube! http://tinyurl.com/gno7lnr
9:59 pm
m9f9l
It was BLACK marker! Of course.
9:59 pm
stidmama
I agree -- I try to say capable, hard-working, determined, ready to learn... I will use intelligent in limited situations, but too many people think smart and intelligent mean "straight As" and that is never what I intend!
10:00 pm
m9f9l
Ha HA.. Specific. That's what the S in S.M.A.R.T. stands for!
10:00 pm
m9f9l
Good job Bugs! You have totally changed that girl's life!
10:01 pm
origami
Awesome m9f9l
10:02 pm
stidmama
I wish I had more energy to pull together lessons like that one, m9! I really enjoy the times that the kids get to learn a little more about real life.
10:02 pm
crosshair
Good evening, everyb ody. ;)
10:02 pm
stidmama
hey cross
10:03 pm
m9f9l
I am always reminding my tutees that of course they can understand math because they understand the world around them. The math they are having problems with is just a symbolic language that is describing the world they already understand. They just don't know the notation yet. Because believe it or not, where most adults have issues with mathematics is pretty basic stuff. Fractions, addition and subtraction... for real!
10:03 pm
crosshair
On tablet so please excuse excessive typos
10:03 pm
m9f9l
Hi crossy!
10:04 pm
origami
OK, dorky math folks. Does it make me a complete nerd that I drag out diffy Q and advanced calculus books and work the problems for fun?
10:05 pm
crosshair
English is my thing. I save math for the other T.A at our learning centre.
10:05 pm
m9f9l
I'm working through the "world of math" at khan academy for fun.
10:05 pm
stidmama
not really, origami... LOL math is fun! I never went that far with math -- ran out of money and by the time I went back to college had decided to go into humanities instead. :-)
10:06 pm
origami
Nerds unite!
10:07 pm
m9f9l
I tutor english also if someone needs it. And recently I tutored Office 13. I don't know office 13 (or I didn't), but I still was able to get her through with an A :-)
10:08 pm
crosshair
I teach the to grind out acceptable reference pages in APA using Office ;)
10:08 pm
m9f9l
Pretty much if someone has their textbook I can help them with their schoolwork, LOL.
10:09 pm
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today
10:09 pm
Minveryork
By the way congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go
10:09 pm
stidmama
Hello Min -- tired!
10:09 pm
origami
OK. This conversation has really helped me. I think I really want to tutor math when I retire.
10:09 pm
m9f9l
The Community College here has them all do MLA
10:09 pm
m9f9l
Do it origami!
10:10 pm
Trifioso
hello friends.
10:10 pm
crosshair
All APA in these parts. Most colleges retired MLA
10:10 pm
origami
Hey Trif
10:10 pm
stidmama
hey trifioso!
10:11 pm
Minveryork
Me too stidmama. So glad I have spring break next week.
10:11 pm
m9f9l
Figures. This town is small, and backwards.LOL
10:11 pm
m9f9l
Figures. This town is small, and backwards.LOL
10:11 pm
Trifioso
origami, there is a woman in the town that I live in that can tutor the highest levels they teach at high school, even the AP stuff, and she worked the SAT practice books until she knew them cold. She currently has 25 students, and a wait list. She charges $125 an hour, so you do THAT math!
10:11 pm
stidmama
middle- and high schools in the U.S. seem to use MLA; colleges are hit-or-miss.... hard to adapt between styles
10:11 pm
stidmama
our spring break is in April this year. I'll make it, but wouldn't have minded a break a little sooner!
10:11 pm
crosshair
It is tough to alter styles
10:12 pm
Trifioso
origami - cash only, tax free....
10:12 pm
crosshair
spend a lot of time wading through Owl purdue
10:13 pm
m9f9l
Trust me, I read the forum posts that all of these classes require....and most of the students in these classes it doesn't matter what research format they ask for, because they can hardly put one coherent sentence together anyway.
10:13 pm
Minveryork
I am finished! I have fireworks!pe 6/24 word was my last.
10:13 pm
crosshair
Yaa for min!!
10:13 pm
stidmama
In third grade, of course, "style" consists of capitals and punctuation... perhaps remembering transition words or indenting at the start of paragraphs. On my lucky days, they remember the spelling words we have studied!
10:13 pm
stidmama
YAY minveryork!
10:14 pm
Minveryork
I usually have spring break in April, but we always have it the week the before Easter, hence it is in March this year
10:14 pm
Trifioso
m9, that is truer than you think. a colleague of mine has a husband that was just hired at a college. due to the high schools focusing so hard on math and sciences the past few years, colleges now have an influx of freshman that can BARELY read and write
10:14 pm
Trifioso
huzzah for min!
10:14 pm
m9f9l
And with all that focusing they can still hardly do any math either probably!
10:14 pm
Minveryork
I'll be here for a few more minutes if anyone needs clues.
10:14 pm
crosshair
I see that all the time,trif :(
10:15 pm
m9f9l
I was watching a little girl about 10 years ago after school and so I was helping her with her homework. And her "reading" homework was enough to turn ANYone off of reading!
10:16 pm
stidmama
Push too hard too soon and the kids don't remember anything they have been taught.....
10:16 pm
m9f9l
Bottom line is that almost NO person ever remembered anything they were taught unless they were actually interested in the lesson.
10:16 pm
Bugsaw
sorry I wandered off everyone. I watched the Iditerod Math and got distracted. . .
10:17 pm
m9f9l
Wasn't that cool bugs?
10:17 pm
crosshair
I had one young lady, 19 or so, and she was missing her english credits for her diploma. Well, the bok that I helped her with was the first one she had ever read. I was shocked !!
10:18 pm
origami
Hey Trif, thanks. Maybe I won't be so poor in my retirement years :-)
10:19 pm
Bugsaw
I am so happy that more schooling is done this way, with kids collaborating to solve problems that relate to real life. If I have to hear another person say "I will never use algebra in real life...."
10:20 pm
origami
I have to go take my canine beasties out. Thanks for the chat folks.
10:22 pm
stidmama
well, I am supremely disinterested in the grid for some reason. Maybe just bad mood... have a lovely weekend, all. Enjoy the beginning of spring! :-D
10:23 pm
Bugsaw
dithering away too. Happy Babbling
10:24 pm
crosshair
Tc all who are heading off. Have a great night.
10:25 pm
crosshair
Heading off myself. I also lost interest in this one. Goodnight , my friends.
10:35 pm
Minveryork
I will follow others out the ext doors.Goodnight babblers!
10:37 pm
jesdraggon
evening all
10:44 pm
Trifioso
evening jes
10:48 pm
jesdraggon
how goes, trif?
10:48 pm
jesdraggon
how goes, trif?
11:37 pm
jesdraggon
anybody have a clue for the 8? is it a compound word?
11:39 pm
jesdraggon
nevermind, found it. firewords.
11:57 pm
dizgrannie
333 net grid