not good at math? (Outliers/Gadwell)

[cookderosa]

Yeah, but according to Gladwell unless the kid was born in January/February/March he's pretty much screwed by the educational system anyway. Actually I am only a couple of chapters in, but couldn't resist.

I think we have a nation that is predominantly convinced that math is too hard or too difficult. I think that becomes a self fulfilling prophecy for many. We sure are struggling with it at my house!

Not Jan/Feb/March for school, that's for hockey. For school, my kids are a PERFECT example. My son Matt's birthday is Sept 13, 5 days after the cut off. So, he's as old as he can possibly be in his grade (he could technically be only up to 5 days older). My other 3 sons are all in late August (like me!) and they are as young as possible in their grade. I was always the youngest, and could only be 1.5 weeks younger and still in my grade (or I would have been bumped).

With a straight face, I will tell you I planned my 3 son's birthdays, they are all within 10 days of each other. If I'd read Gladwell's book THEN, I would have had them in September...but I didn't know better.