Yeh I know what you mean. Learning is all about trying to tackle new problems

and thinking in different ways etc

Just would be rather annoying to know there's not an actual solution after spending ages on it (I'm thinking of the kids here, the wrath probably invested half an hour to an hour max, each I would guess, except Jumbo who I think did it in a matter of seconds!!)

I remember being chuffed as a kid/teen etc working hard to get an answer and being rewarded with that answer (plus the experience of it all/journey of course too)

Imagine if the teacher didn't bother to check that it was actually unsolvable beforehand.

Would be funny watching them try to get outta the moans and groans if the class all realise they were (implicitly) promised a solvable problem lol

Posted By: essexcanaryOTBC on January 10th 2016 at 19:43:31

Message Thread

FAO: SouthWestCanary, OldMan, CauldRon - I agree. No solutions (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 18:40:54
- Well I've made clear to daughter I want the correct answer off teacher tomorrow (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jan 10, 19:42:49
  - Don't be cruel! (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jan 10, 19:54:17
  - Nice one. Please also get her to periscope the whole event and post the link on here (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:47:42
- I'm a (converted) secondary maths specialist. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jan 10, 19:36:31
  - haha nice. What's the converted bit mean though? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:39:42
    - All very amusing! I trained in Science. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jan 10, 19:51:15
      - What made you wanna teach maths rather than science then? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:54:33
        
        Recruitment crisis! (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jan 10, 19:55:57
        
        Nice story :) sometimes life does that, throws a curveball at you and it actually works (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 20:35:14
    - He can run off the mains these now (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 10, 19:40:51
      - That actually made me do a LOL (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:48:43
    - He used to be a Mormon but now he's a Catholic (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 10, 19:40:35
    - Someone had to touch him down first (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 10, 19:40:11
- I teach year 5 (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jan 10, 19:17:50
  - Correct strategy. (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:25:36
- My code snippet literally runs through all possible combinations. (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 10, 18:58:03
  - Mine was built on a few simple logical rules within Excel. Same end result (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:04:14
    - Yeah , I did my working out in my head - d x b x a (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 10, 19:18:19
  - Yep - the ideots (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 10, 19:02:14
    - Glad you agree dude. Would you be so kind to accompany SouthWest to his daughter's school (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:05:04
      - Oh don't give the poor teacher a hard time! (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 10, 19:23:53
        
        poor? 😮 (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 10, 19:49:37
        
        Should be paid more imo (not just financially either)! MOST do a remarkable job (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:53:18
        
        Don't believe the hype with the Fire Service - (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jan 10, 20:35:50
        
        Still a very honourable service to have joined in the first place though (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 20:37:40
        
        and police/fire/all emergency services incl armed forces working to keep us safe etc (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:54:02
        
        are you paid per post or something? (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 10, 19:56:28
        
        He had a break to spend?500 on a suit earlier. (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 10, 20:33:14
        
        That's the only way I could afford it tbh. Google sponsored ads :) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 20:36:42
        
        Hahahahaha (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 10, 20:14:59
        
        Ha ha! I'm SO glad you're back Tombs! (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 10, 19:52:27
        
        err, dunno bout that bwodlingtons think i might naff off again (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 10, 19:58:30
        
        It's ok. I'm going now. Enjoy your wrath Tombster (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 20:38:19
        
        haha what about SouthWest's poor daughter!? (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:24:58
        
        It's not about the answers, it's all about the thinking and the strategies used. (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 10, 19:36:48
        
        Yeh I know what you mean. Learning is all about trying to tackle new problems (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:43:31
      - Erm, erm, I think I'm er busy tomorrow - I'm sure old man would be free though (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 10, 19:12:28
        
        lol (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:16:13
- Negatives allowed? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mozzer, Jan 10, 18:50:23
  - No, they're supposed to be digits of a number (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 10, 18:59:02
  - Don't believe so. Not judging by how the question was worded. Just said "1-9" (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 18:57:54
    - Implying/Suggesting that they're positive integers up to and incl. 9 (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:05:57
      - Don't think it possible then - without being able to use zero??? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mozzer, Jan 10, 19:10:56
        
        Agree (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 19:12:00
- Yeah, I was thinking the same (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 10, 18:47:09
  - Good stuff. I wouldn't have expected anything less from you Jumbers! :p (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 10, 18:58:23

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