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Why Are 80% of Harvard Students First-Borns?
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That’s my estimate anyways. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was my freshman year at Harvard, and I was going to the first lecture of “Justice” – one of the most popular classes on campus. The lectures took place in Sanders Theater packed by over a thousand students since it’s only offered once every three years. The first question the professor asked – please stand up if you’re the first born child in your family (inclusive of only children). I literally felt like everyone in the entire theater stood up – except me since I’m a youngest child. Why is it that such a high majority of Harvard students are first borns or only children?
Because birth order matters according to Dr. Kevin Leman, author of The Birth Order Book – Why You Are the Way You Are. I’ve been reading it – here’s his framework on how the different orders generally are (noting that not every characteristic applies to every child):
First Child: perfectionist, reliable, conscientious, a list maker, well organized, hard driving, a natural leader, critical, serious, scholarly, logical, doesn’t like surprises, a techie.
Middle Child: mediator, compromising, diplomatic, avoids conflict, independent, loyal to peers, has many friends, a maverick, secretive, used to not having attention.
Youngest Child: manipulative, charming, blames others, attention seeker, tenacious, people person, natural salesperson, precocious, engaging, affectionate, loves surprises.
Only Child: little adult by age seven, very thorough, deliberate, high achiever, self-motivated, fearful, cautious, voracious reader, black-and-white thinker, talks in extremes, can’t bear to fail, has very high expectations for self, more comfortable with people who are older or younger.
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4th Grade Math Standards Ixl math
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Pre-K skills
Count to 5: Represent numbers (up to 5)
Size: Light and heavy
Count to 20: Count objects (up to 20)
Comparing: Compare in a mixed group
Size: Compare height, weight, and capacity
...and 36 more skills!
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Kindergarten skills
Time: Read clocks and write times
Sorting, ordering, and classifying: Different
Patterns: Growing patterns
Numbers and counting up to 20: Count to 20
Geometry: Geometry of everyday objects
...and 98 more skills!
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First-grade skills
Subtraction: Subtraction sentences - numbers up to 10
Geometry: Identify 2-dimensional shapes
Subtraction: Subtract tens I
Time: Compare clocks
Addition - skill builders: Adding 5
...and 135 more skills!
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Second-grade skills
Subtraction - two digits: Complete the subtraction sentence
Addition - three digits: Balance equations
Addition - one digit: Review - add one-digit numbers - sums to 10
Subtraction - one digit: Subtract zero/all
Comparing and ordering: Put numbers up to 1,000 in order
...and 190 more skills!
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Third-grade skills
Properties: Properties of multiplication
Probability and statistics: Mean, median, mode, and range
Addition: Add two numbers with four or more digits - word problems
Mixed operations: Missing operators
Place value: Place value models
...and 169 more skills!
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Fourth-grade skills
Geometry: Count and compare sides, edges, faces, and vertices
Geometry: Rotational symmetry
Multiplication: Multiply a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number: word problems
Data, charts, and graphs: Line graphs
Subtraction: Subtract numbers up to millions
...and 187 more skills!
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Fifth-grade skills
Multiplication: Multiplication patterns over increasing place values
Geometry: Find the unknown angle in triangles and quadrilaterals
Multiplication: Multiply by 2-digit numbers: complete the missing steps
Fractions and mixed numbers: Reciprocals
Patterns: Geometric growth patterns
...and 242 more skills!
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Sixth-grade skills
Number theory: Least common multiple
Multiply fractions: Multiply fractions - with models
Fractions and mixed numbers: Least common denominator
Coordinate graphing: Find points on a function graph
Algebra: Evaluate variable expressions involving decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers
...and 236 more skills!
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Pre-K skills
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Fourth-grade skills
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Pre-K skills
Count to 5: Represent numbers (up to 5)
Size: Light and heavy
Count to 20: Count objects (up to 20)
Comparing: Compare in a mixed group
Size: Compare height, weight, and capacity
...and 36 more skills!
See all pre-K skills
Kindergarten skills
Time: Read clocks and write times
Sorting, ordering, and classifying: Different
Patterns: Growing patterns
Numbers and counting up to 20: Count to 20
Geometry: Geometry of everyday objects
...and 98 more skills!
See all kindergarten skills
First-grade skills
Subtraction: Subtraction sentences - numbers up to 10
Geometry: Identify 2-dimensional shapes
Subtraction: Subtract tens I
Time: Compare clocks
Addition - skill builders: Adding 5
...and 135 more skills!
See all first-grade skills
Second-grade skills
Subtraction - two digits: Complete the subtraction sentence
Addition - three digits: Balance equations
Addition - one digit: Review - add one-digit numbers - sums to 10
Subtraction - one digit: Subtract zero/all
Comparing and ordering: Put numbers up to 1,000 in order
...and 190 more skills!
See all second-grade skills
Third-grade skills
Properties: Properties of multiplication
Probability and statistics: Mean, median, mode, and range
Addition: Add two numbers with four or more digits - word problems
Mixed operations: Missing operators
Place value: Place value models
...and 169 more skills!
See all third-grade skills
Fourth-grade skills
Geometry: Count and compare sides, edges, faces, and vertices
Geometry: Rotational symmetry
Multiplication: Multiply a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number: word problems
Data, charts, and graphs: Line graphs
Subtraction: Subtract numbers up to millions
...and 187 more skills!
See all fourth-grade skills
Fifth-grade skills
Multiplication: Multiplication patterns over increasing place values
Geometry: Find the unknown angle in triangles and quadrilaterals
Multiplication: Multiply by 2-digit numbers: complete the missing steps
Fractions and mixed numbers: Reciprocals
Patterns: Geometric growth patterns
...and 242 more skills!
See all fifth-grade skills
Sixth-grade skills
Number theory: Least common multiple
Multiply fractions: Multiply fractions - with models
Fractions and mixed numbers: Least common denominator
Coordinate graphing: Find points on a function graph
Algebra: Evaluate variable expressions involving decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers
...and 236 more skills!
See all sixth-grade skills
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Pre-K skills
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Second-grade skills
Third-grade skills
Fourth-grade skills
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
http://www.markwahl.com/ Great Blog- by Math Teacher- for Gifted and Talented
Great Blog- by Math Teacher- for Gifted and Talented
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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