It was new at the time! Or maybe. While the education I got was pretty good, it was eclectic. I only remember learning math. I picked up language before solid memories form. I also sort of have some brain uh. Problems.

I liked moving the tens to the ones place. I think these days kids are doing some kind of cube thing? Seems neat!

She disliked a lot of the newer methods of teaching, so I’m guessing she preferred whatever was before that. The only one she named really was the New Math and I’m positive the New Math was pretty old by the time I was taught it. Have you ever watch Lehrer’s song New Math? That’s what I was taught, and if it was new then, it was ancient when I got to it!

No, while it was known, it was not taught at my schools. My mother hated the entire concept so if they tried she’d likely have raised hell.

Or just put us somewhere private instead. The much more sensible option lmfao

I’ve never done any drugs that were illegal at the time of consumption. The state of nj says weed is legal, so who am I to argue, I’m not the overarching government!

“Drugs are bad because I tried all of them and they were bad” my father said. I don’t doubt he tried some, but he was also a teller of tales.

Mother said not to do them because they are deceptively kind. She’s come around on weed being less worse than alcohol.

“Add flour until its not really sticky anymore” is basically what my great grandmother’s donut recipe says. Thanks! At least the rest is normal! Wait no it’s also includes “one cans worth” which is so bad. Shrink on cans is so bad.