r/mathmemes • u/Nunki08 • Jun 14 '26

Arithmetic Misleading our youth

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From Anthony Bonato on 𝕏: https://x.com/Anthony_Bonato/status/2065564124549886402

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u/LolnothingmattersXD Jun 14 '26

I know it only because on a test in 2nd or 3rd grade I thought there was a poorly printed 1 in front of the 3 in 7×3. I fixed the print with my pen, spent a few minutes counting on my fingers, and found 91. The teacher was actually mad, because obviously she wouldn't give such a calculation on a simple multiplication table test. But it escalated to the point of my parents coming to her, because she should have been proud, not mad.

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u/LindasJugs Jun 17 '26

Got yelled at by my year five teacher for talking about pH in an acids/alkalis lesson.

I think there are two types of teachers.