Kids

I spent the day today overseeing the scoring of 3rd graders New York State Math exams (yes, someone actually put me in charge of something). It was interesting to see the way 9 year old minds work. One of the questions asked the students to draw a ring around the 2 rectangles (there were a variety of shapes to choose from). A large number of students actually drew "rings", complete with diamonds on top, around the rectangles. Now don't worry the students still got full credit (I think they should get some extra credit). I am continually amazed at students. One of the best things about being a teacher is that every day is different and you never can predict what the kids are going to say or do.