Parent Teacher Conference
Feb. 16th, 2011 10:38 amMy son’s Latin teacher was promoted, and the school district doesn’t have any more Latin teachers, so his class is being taught by a substitute, possibly for the rest of the year. I’ve been having a lot of anxiety about this, so I dreamed this last night.
My daughter came home yesterday from school. As I usually do, I quizzed her about what she’s learning in her classes.
“In math,” she told me, “we’re learning about pi.”
“Oh, good,” I said. “What’s pi?”
“Pi,” she recited, “is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.”
“Very good,” I replied. “And what is the value of pi?”
“That’s easy,” said my daughter. “It’s four.”
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My daughter came home yesterday from school. As I usually do, I quizzed her about what she’s learning in her classes.
“In math,” she told me, “we’re learning about pi.”
“Oh, good,” I said. “What’s pi?”
“Pi,” she recited, “is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.”
“Very good,” I replied. “And what is the value of pi?”
“That’s easy,” said my daughter. “It’s four.”
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