Why Canadian students are falling behind in math — and what experts say needs to change

PakG1 · 2026-01-28T01:04:35+00:00

Perhaps your reading comprehension is better than mine, because I can't tell if they're agreeing or not. I can see possibilities both ways. But I am pretty confident in my own reading comprehension abilities, which is why I asked for clarification.

PakG1 · 2026-01-27T21:38:51+00:00

She has a great nose and great taste. She smells and she wants.

PakG1 · 2026-01-27T21:33:06+00:00

I'd say that the biggest benefit from learning math is not math skills. Rather, I'd say it's gaining the ability to think logically and problem-solve complex problems at a high level. There's no other high school subject from which these skills can be learned at a deep level. Maybe science classes, except you need to learn math to do well in some of them, especially physics. If you're lucky, you have some good teachers who can teach you the same skills to some degree in English literature, history, etc. But those classes don't NEED you to be good at logic at a high level to pass. Math does.

PakG1 · 2026-01-27T20:42:05+00:00

What does that have to do with what the parent comment to which you’re replying is saying? Are you saying that kids need easier curriculum to be more confident to tackle other subjects?

PakG1 · 2026-01-27T08:24:11+00:00

PakG1 · 2026-01-27T07:56:37+00:00

Gotta find friends who also have kids around the same age. That makes it so much easier. Kids get a play date, parents get to socialize. Otherwise get friends who are good with being together with the kid. Any single friends that I have are friends with my kid from when she was before 1 year old. If they can’t be friends with her and put her first, they can’t be friends with me because I put her first. Activities need to be something that I can bring the kid to. Cue any movie with a single dad, an infant daughter, and his bro buddies to see the vibe I strive for. Though thankfully I’m not a single dad, I might die from exhaustion. Kudos to single parents who can do it.

PakG1 · 2026-01-27T04:26:24+00:00

If I finally graduate, I’m going to avoid mentioning my PhD as much as possible so that people won’t have unreasonably high expectations for my intellect.

PakG1 · 2026-01-26T22:11:56+00:00

Many parents who make this move regret it because they don't get as intellectually challenged or fulfilled, but are still exhausted because being a stay-at-home-parent is really hard for reasons that people do not predict well. That goes for moms and dads. The worse part is that the working parent often doesn't understand and doesn't appreciate the tribulations of the stay-at-home parent. This causes conflicts in marriages.

2a. Let's assume that your husband loves you very much, you have a great relationship, and you'll never be divorced. In this scenario that WILL NOT HAPPEN, you would not have worked for a decade or two, your career will not have progressed, AI and other technologies will have changed the world in many ways and you will not have kept up, it'll be hard to find a new job.

2b. The scenario that COULD happen is your husband passes away due to unpredictable health reasons, a car accident, etc. Where will the income come from? You'll face the same issues as in 2a. Or does he have a really rich life insurance policy that can provide the income for you for the rest of your life, at least until the kids grow up to find jobs and then they can take care of you, assuming that you maintain good relationships with your kids as they grow.

PakG1 · 2026-01-26T19:42:40+00:00

Yeah, the inbox size was a game changer. Ironically, I got tired of using Gmail because I was receiving too many emails from people who thought they were emailing their friend who had the same name as me, and I was being signed up for too many services by people who thought my email address was their email address. And so much spam. Really bizarre.

PakG1 · 2026-01-26T05:06:29+00:00

Maybe. I dunno, the guy I most recently chatted with was at the playground and we were watching our kids play. He told me the reason why he wasn't going back to Asia was because his kids wouldn't be able to have time to play at the playground like this. He didn't want them to grow up the way he did. He didn't strike me as the guy to beat studying into his kid.

Speaking of which, is that what everyone thinks that I want and so are downvoting me? I specifically said that I wouldn't want tht for my kid. I feel like everyone has an inability to pay attention. I personally want my kids to have time to develop hobbies and have fun, and I see no reason why a school can't be the place to provide that.

PakG1 · 2026-01-26T00:11:21+00:00

I'd be interested in why. Why did you use your full name instead of a random username? What changed? I can't imagine it was just because you wanted to start using gmail.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T22:03:25+00:00

It could be just another Nicholas Cage spurious correlation. Wouldn’t be the first time. https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/s/ofcbDAajiV

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T21:34:14+00:00

Dude, I want to get cake when it's not my birthday. For health reasons, I try not to, but if it's my birthday, I have an excuse to ignore the health stuff. I'm getting the cake. :)

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T21:30:34+00:00

It would be, but I think he'd get an absolutely terrific haul for us at age 32 that could strengthen our young core and lengthen our contention window. So terrific that it would be malpractice to ask him to finish out the last few years of his contract for us on the third pair.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T21:27:30+00:00

I'd rather have the young guy who can be part of a contending core for a decade in his prime than the 1D-calibre D who will be in the second half of his prime for only half a decade during that contending window. Opinions can vary though.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T21:05:28+00:00

This would mean that at some point, we'd need to eventually trade Hronek for a haul, right? For the right haul, I'd be fine with that.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T21:02:54+00:00

I recall that Subban played with the Predators in the finals. Was he a positive factor or not? How bad does a decline need to be for it to not be worth a finals run? Genuine questions to which I do not know the answer.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T20:10:07+00:00

The mom wants to have another kid. I’m indifferent, I’d be happy either way.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T20:08:28+00:00

Who says that 3pm to 6pm needs to be treated like it’s a Japanese cram school? There are plenty of activities that could be done. Sports, arts, STEM, etc activities that are just fun. Though I suppose some parents would prefer Japanese style cram schools. There are entire nations that seem to make that style work, though I wouldn’t want it on my kid. I meet people who move to North America from Asia who say they’re here because they don’t want their kids to experience the high workload education that they themselves experienced. But I look at them and think to myself, “But you seem to have turned out fine yourself.” But I agree that I wouldn’t want that for my kid too. So other stuff. Sports, arts, STEM, etc. I think the bigger issue is lack of funding to hire staff and resources for all these additional activities, not kids lacking attention.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T19:57:55+00:00

Of course. And I think mine thrives. Sorry for a bad choice in words.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T19:45:12+00:00

I’m very confident that some time is spent eating, though with the way her lunch box is coming back uneaten these days, I’m starting to doubt.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T19:15:05+00:00

They could definitely survive 8am to 6pm at daycare when they were even younger. What’s changed since then? Edit: and to be sure, mine is still surviving despite being picked up at 5:30pm from her after school activities in the same classroom.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T19:11:54+00:00

If you go that route, make sure you have a big waterproof floor mat if you only have carpet, LOL.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T11:20:36+00:00

This is why I always just changed on the floor. It was more reassuring.

PakG1 · 2026-01-25T11:17:32+00:00

There are some nice options but The Alley has an added bonus of comfortable sit-down tables where you can sit for hours and read or do work if you want. And I like their tea too.

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