826

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Selected moments from volunteering at 826

Kid 1: Can you show me how to do this math problem?

Me: Okay. *shows her how to find the Greatest Common Factor 
    of two numbers*

Kid 1: I'm just kidding, I already know how to do this. If I 
       had to give you a grade based on your description, I'd 
       give you a D. Can I go to the park now?

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Me: If we wanted to split this sentence up into two main parts, 
    we'd have the subject here, and the predicate there. So you 
    could think of this predicate as the subject modifier. 

Kid 2: Why does that one guy catch predicates on that TV show then? 

Me: That's 'predator'.

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Kid 1: I want to take a break.

Me: Okay, you've been doing pretty good so far, let's take a 5-minute 
    break.

(15 minutes later, she comes back and sits down)

Me: Dood, how long did I say your break could be?

Kid 1: Five minutes! But I wrote down here that the GCF of 30 and 45 
       was 15, so I decided to take 15 minutes instead. 
       Now can I go to the park? 


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826 is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 
6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping 
teachers inspire their students to write. I highly recommend you find the 
time to volunteer if you have even an inkling of interest.  
http://www.826national.org
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