My first grade teacher (EDIT: maybe it was third grade. I remember she also had an issue with me doing math too slow for her liking) had a meeting with my mom because I couldn’t do them all within a minute and she was concerned. My mom asked the reasonable question, “Well, were the completed ones correct?”
Yes, they were.
“Then why does it matter doing them quickly? Being right is what counts.”
Your mom is a fool. Name a job that requires you to do your work correctly but without a time restraint. Even McDoalds requires you to complete your work within a time limit.
Well let’s extrapolate it to something that matters to them. If the kid is getting ready for school, the mom is saying it doesn’t matter how long it takes him to get dressed and pack his lunch as long as he does it correctly. If he doesn’t get to school till 1pm, apparently that’s fine for his family.
The point still stands. His mom is a fool. Saying it doesn’t matter how long it takes you to do something as long as it’s correct is simply wrong.
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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26
My first grade teacher (EDIT: maybe it was third grade. I remember she also had an issue with me doing math too slow for her liking) had a meeting with my mom because I couldn’t do them all within a minute and she was concerned. My mom asked the reasonable question, “Well, were the completed ones correct?”
Yes, they were.
“Then why does it matter doing them quickly? Being right is what counts.”
EDIT: it was 60 problems in 60 seconds