stupidity flourishes
a la meester alex, i will now post an article courtesy of michael for your enjoyment...
AFP Sunday February 26, 12:46 PM
Beckham: I can't do six-year-old son's homework
LONDON(AFP) - England football captain David Beckham confessed he is befuddled by his six-year-old son Brooklyn's maths homework in an interview.
Beckham, 30, admitted to being baffled when Brooklyn recently asked for help with a school assignment and had to turn to his former Spice Girls pop star wife Victoria to help out.
"Their homework is so hard these days. I sat down with Brooklyn the other day -- and I was like, 'Victoria, maybe you should do the homework tonight'.
"I think it was maths, actually. It's done totally differently to what I was teached when I was at school, and you know, I was like, 'Oh my God, I can't do this'.
Brooklyn was like, 'Please do it with me', and I'm like, 'I'll read your book with you'."
The Real Madrid midfielder's son attends the exclusive Runnymede College in the Spanish capital, which follows the British national curriculum.
The Mail on Sunday gave examples of some national curriculum maths questions set for seven-year-olds.
They include: "Bet went to the shop at 11:45. She came back half an hour later. What time did she come back?" and "What is 12 divided by three?"
Beckham also admitted he has no "lucky" pre-match routines, with them too being tough to remember.
"I find that if I follow a routine ... it gets to the stage where you are thinking, 'Right, was it the left side ... the left boot I put on first, or the right side?'
"There are so many things that can go through your mind."
Beckham is set to skipper England in Wednesday's friendly against Uruguay at Liverpool's Anfield stadium.
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as far as british "footballers" go, i've always liked michael owen better.
[ps. school is going okay. i'm doing a miserable job in all but chem, in which i'm doing an especially terrible job. did i mention i dropped calc ii? also, i'm now volunteering at st. luke's hospital. intramural soccer starts next week. i'm taking cello lessons. i hope i can find somebody to go snowboarding with me this weekend. be back in texas 3.10-3.19. see y'all then!]
[pps. school year to date, michael and i have completed gundam seed, fullmetal alchemist, and cowboy bebop. right now we're working on bleach, samurai champloo, and gundam seed destiny. i'm listening to japanese music, and i'm going to chinatown to buy geta sandals in the near future (they have immense practical value on rainy days). :o ]
EDIT: i went back a few pages to catch up on my friends since i haven't really perused livejournal in a while, and kara's entry about how wonderful and friendly the kids at a&m are really caught me. i miss that :(
AFP Sunday February 26, 12:46 PM
Beckham: I can't do six-year-old son's homework
LONDON(AFP) - England football captain David Beckham confessed he is befuddled by his six-year-old son Brooklyn's maths homework in an interview.
Beckham, 30, admitted to being baffled when Brooklyn recently asked for help with a school assignment and had to turn to his former Spice Girls pop star wife Victoria to help out.
"Their homework is so hard these days. I sat down with Brooklyn the other day -- and I was like, 'Victoria, maybe you should do the homework tonight'.
"I think it was maths, actually. It's done totally differently to what I was teached when I was at school, and you know, I was like, 'Oh my God, I can't do this'.
Brooklyn was like, 'Please do it with me', and I'm like, 'I'll read your book with you'."
The Real Madrid midfielder's son attends the exclusive Runnymede College in the Spanish capital, which follows the British national curriculum.
The Mail on Sunday gave examples of some national curriculum maths questions set for seven-year-olds.
They include: "Bet went to the shop at 11:45. She came back half an hour later. What time did she come back?" and "What is 12 divided by three?"
Beckham also admitted he has no "lucky" pre-match routines, with them too being tough to remember.
"I find that if I follow a routine ... it gets to the stage where you are thinking, 'Right, was it the left side ... the left boot I put on first, or the right side?'
"There are so many things that can go through your mind."
Beckham is set to skipper England in Wednesday's friendly against Uruguay at Liverpool's Anfield stadium.
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as far as british "footballers" go, i've always liked michael owen better.
[ps. school is going okay. i'm doing a miserable job in all but chem, in which i'm doing an especially terrible job. did i mention i dropped calc ii? also, i'm now volunteering at st. luke's hospital. intramural soccer starts next week. i'm taking cello lessons. i hope i can find somebody to go snowboarding with me this weekend. be back in texas 3.10-3.19. see y'all then!]
[pps. school year to date, michael and i have completed gundam seed, fullmetal alchemist, and cowboy bebop. right now we're working on bleach, samurai champloo, and gundam seed destiny. i'm listening to japanese music, and i'm going to chinatown to buy geta sandals in the near future (they have immense practical value on rainy days). :o ]
EDIT: i went back a few pages to catch up on my friends since i haven't really perused livejournal in a while, and kara's entry about how wonderful and friendly the kids at a&m are really caught me. i miss that :(