I feel really bad for poor Franny, too, Burrell. I struggled with math, too. I hope you and her teachers can help her overcome whatever barrier is in her way.
(Luckily I have a calculator with me at all times now.)
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Feb 29, 2016 12:26:56 pm PST #16450 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Sheryl - Feb 29, 2016 1:06:00 pm PST #16451 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
The wacky weather continues. Highs in the 60s today and tomorrow, but possible snow showers on Friday.
Connie Neil - Feb 29, 2016 1:17:15 pm PST #16452 of 30003
brillig
It's spring.
sj - Feb 29, 2016 1:21:45 pm PST #16453 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I started struggling with math at that age because my handwriting was so bad that I couldn't keep all the columns straight.
-t - Feb 29, 2016 2:00:59 pm PST #16454 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Man, after actually getting some stuff done yesterday, more than on recent Sundays, I was hoping I would be able to come home and do some more today, but no. Tired.
Sparky1 - Feb 29, 2016 2:16:42 pm PST #16455 of 30003
Librarian Warlord
Burrell, my sister is not too far from you in Culver City, and is a math professor. She's has, in the past, tutored various kids around the neighborhood. She doesn't do it for free, of course, but she doesn't do it for the money either - just when she wants to help a friend's kid. If you'd like me to ask her if she'd work with Franny, or if she can recommend someone who could, I'd be glad to do so. She might have advice on how you can work with her if your not to the point of hiring a tutor. My profile addy is good.
Meanwhile, it is Sprng Break at my school and that means it is time to play, "What's that smeall?!?" They always do maintenance and big cleaning jobs while everyone (not me) is gone. They are stripping the floors of the atrium for the next day or two, and it stinks.
-t - Feb 29, 2016 2:20:42 pm PST #16456 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Right, atrium /= arboretum. Check.
Burrell - Feb 29, 2016 3:16:13 pm PST #16457 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh wow Sparky, yes, please! That would be great. She has a tutoring class now but we are not in love with it, in part because they keep telling us she's all prepared for the test, and then it turns out she's been blowing them. Not that I expect them to magically make her problems go away, but I did kind of expect them to let us know she was still flailing if that was the case.
I'll send an email
Jesse - Feb 29, 2016 3:25:25 pm PST #16458 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Man, I wish student loans were more like car loans or something -- I finished paying off a big one, and didn't even know until they mailed back my overpayment! So, yay (!!), but that was kind of anticlimactic.
Dana - Feb 29, 2016 3:43:18 pm PST #16459 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I have to go return things to the library but I don't wanna get up.