What do you Know?
Inspired by recent testing of elementary students in math and science, I decided to check firsthand into my second grader's education.
Me: Do you know anything about circles?
Chris: Oh, yeah, we've learned about that since Kindergarten.
Me: Do you know what a radius is?
Chris: No.
Me: Do you know what a diameter is?
Chris: No.
Me: Do you know what a circumference is?
Chris: No.
OK, I thought. Try another tack.
Me: Do you know anything about squares?
Chris (after slight pause): I THOUGHT I did.