tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post4364761352636408621..comments2024-01-03T04:58:04.221-05:00Comments on I Hope This Old Train Breaks Down...: Where They FalterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-67683476738114085862010-12-25T19:29:41.424-05:002010-12-25T19:29:41.424-05:00Have you tried kakuro with him? SuDoKus tend to b...Have you tried kakuro with him? SuDoKus tend to be boring to me as well but I LOVE kakuro! Perhaps it would be more of a challenge for him.Ms. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713681651031327516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-76220338778591829432010-09-20T08:36:19.660-04:002010-09-20T08:36:19.660-04:00I have issues with giving those puzzles sometimes,...I have issues with giving those puzzles sometimes, because I want to be able to facilitate all kids to finish, and that would take a lot of time. (But anyway, they work better as time fillers after an exam, I guess.)<br /><br />Last year I taught regular geometry and honors Alg 2. :) (I prefer a mix of regular and honors, actually.) The Alg2 kids were sharp, but the sharpest ones worked slowishly (very cautiously, OR while chatting), so I didn't need a lot of filler activity for them. This is really the first time I've had a kid who works so fast consistently (and correctly). I think he's too smart to be stimulated by SuDoKus, honestly. He needs something else, better.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />M :)untilnextstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285583728476473117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-14771110094691565072010-09-20T00:02:38.799-04:002010-09-20T00:02:38.799-04:00It's nice to find a kid that's extremely s...It's nice to find a kid that's extremely sharp in math (when you teach it). I once gave a hard SuDoKu to all my 100 students, and gave them 1 class period and 3 extra days at home to finish. Only 1 kid finished in about half the class period (and had it all right). He was the only one to finish the SuDoKu.<br /><br />Do you always have 1 or 2 kids like these (little math geniuses) in your classes? I'd assume so as last year you taught both honors geometry and Honors Algebra II if I'm not mistaken. Do you always give them extra things they'd like, such as these Ken-Ken puzzles?<br /><br />And yes, I am an avid reader of your blog, as you can tell :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com