idefix@sh.itjust.works to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoMy 6-year old son just told me humans have 9 fingers, not 10message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down153file-text
arrow-up193arrow-down1message-squareMy 6-year old son just told me humans have 9 fingers, not 10idefix@sh.itjust.works to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTenderfootGungi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·8 months agoWe taught our daughter to count starting at zero. Her kindergarten teacher was not amused.
minus-squareBorgDrone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up18·8 months agoCounting starts at one, indexing starts at zero.
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍linkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoI didn’t want to spoil their fun, but I’m glad you did. That kid’s going to experience an embarassing moment of parental disillusionment the first time they try to be clever with a halfway competent math teacher.
minus-squaresoggy_kitty@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-28 months agoProgramming joke aside, that is a categorically incorrect way to teach someone how to count. In respect to the English language asking someone at the bar to pour you zero beers should not yield any passing of drinks. So for your kins sake, I hope you did not do that.
We taught our daughter to count starting at zero. Her kindergarten teacher was not amused.
Counting starts at one, indexing starts at zero.
I didn’t want to spoil their fun, but I’m glad you did. That kid’s going to experience an embarassing moment of parental disillusionment the first time they try to be clever with a halfway competent math teacher.
Programming joke aside, that is a categorically incorrect way to teach someone how to count.
In respect to the English language asking someone at the bar to pour you zero beers should not yield any passing of drinks.
So for your kins sake, I hope you did not do that.
It is the way!