Josh Hutcherson says he can’t do math because he “didn’t graduate high school.” Elizabeth Banks tells him: “I have a master’s degree, and still can’t do my kids’ algebra homework. I’m not sure you missed out.”
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Josh Hutcherson says he can’t do math because he “didn’t graduate high school.” Elizabeth Banks tells him: “I have a master’s degree, and still can’t do my kids’ algebra homework. I’m not sure you missed out.”
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I’m a teacher who grew up in peak Hunger Games mania. I’ll teach you Peeta, it’s ok, it’s not harder than turning into a living rock.
Elizabeth why would your MFA help you with algebra
Damn comments are harsh I don’t think he seems like he’s proud of it he seems kind of insecure and impressed at people who can do maths. I mean he was a child actor I’m guessing whether or not he graduated high school was more the adults around him’s decision not his!
https://i.redd.it/tg82j0jxsw6h1.gif
As a parent – the math is NOT the same.
I think people are thinking wayyy too much about this dialogue.
I am a math major and saw PhDs professors with international renowed careers get basic math wrong. Like your brain spent years doing other thing, its normal that your brain doesnt remember things you learned as a teenager.
Well if it wasn’t so goddamn confusing to do maybe we could all do math.
Fwiw I dropped out of high school and have a math degree. Choices we make in the past don’t have to define our future.
Honestly I thought this was a sweet clip, but then I go to the comments and of course its people parroting the same thing. “BaTmAn CoUlDn’T get ThIS oUt oF mE.” Lmaooo. Very original.
There’s people who can’t read in this country. You guys want to make fun of them too? Think for yourselves for once. This guy’s pretty successful so no harm no foul. I don’t think it’s an embarrassing thing that someone can’t spell, read, or do math.
I have a Phd and 2 masters and I struggle with math. I get what they’re both saying.
Hey, things have changed math wise.
Innumeracy is not a crime. ❤️🩹
You know what else they teach us in high school? Discerning tone. Why did you all nap your way through it
Learning has very little to do with intelligence and very much to do with pedagogy. I have a PhD in French; I’m book smart. But part of why I am book smart is probably Autism, and with it dyscalculia. I frequently read numbers backwards and struggle with analog clocks…but I am a whiz with Excel formulae.
I am able to do this because I had one statistics class in undergrad that was absolutely brilliantly taught, putting logical patterns above the numbers, and I got literally 100% in the class, setting me up for my data-based career today. The way we teach math does not always work for people with an “arts and letters” orientation, and certainly not for people with learning disabilities, but great teachers, given the freedom to experiment, can reach all minds.
PSA to those people in the comments, there isn’t a single child who drops out of high school without being abused, neglected, abandoned, or in very rare cases already a multi millionaire with a 20 year long career.
So if you want to make snarky comments about this, how about go look an abused and neglected child in the eye and laugh in their face first. Hell of a lot easier to be a pos behind a screen.
Girl I have an MS in DS and I gotta pull out my phone sometimes.
Peeta and Effie Trinket 😍
That wig is wigging and it’s distracting
As someone who also didn’t graduate high school (s/o to my mother for taking me out of school to work) it actually was so nice to hear someone so successful be open about also not graduating. For the record though, I can do math! At least the basics lol
Is Elizabeth Banks wearing a wig????
PEMDAS
The dear Hollywood podcasts has an episode where the Host talks about the very constant failure in teachers & chaperones to actually make sure child actors get the qualifications they need by 18.
Which in turn pretty much leaves them trapped in acting/media with limited other options when looking what to do next in their lives.
This was a very lovely conversation. He’s worried about being able to help his future children with homework.
She was very honest about her own lack of math skills.
However she failed to point out that no matter how smart you might be, your kid is just going to get annoyed with you and tell you ‘that’s not how my teacher does it.’
What people don’t tell you math is easily forgotten when not done everyday. That’s why teachers make you practice everyday. Took me awhile to get my math skills back when I had a state test. Curious on if people could understand math rn though cause they did change how they taught some math.
At 34 I finally had to use PEMDAS at work (only due to the fact that they had serious automation left needing implementation), I was unreasonably stoked once I realized 😅
I’ve always been abysmal at math and it’s a huge source of shame for me. I absolutely cannot do mental math and any subject related to numbers or logic because it just absolutely confounds me. It’s limited me a lot professionally since all the best paying careers are math or science based. It’s kind of nice to see another adult who also struggles with math.