I was at a parental meeting yesterday. Talk about preparation for the EEG. The Mathematics:

What mistakes are they making? and computational. They know the table of multiplication. Multiply seven by nine and get thirty-two.

At that moment I wanted to say:

You taught them from fifth grade to high school. They multiply seven by nine and get thirty-two. Have you ever thought about harakiri?

Particularly relevant after last year’s story, when I discovered that my daughter brings five in chemistry, but doesn’t know what valence is.