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Why the numbers 6-7 are driving math teachers up the wall

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14 points ikeashark | 1 comments | 20 Oct 25 15:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.396s | source
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duxup ◴[20 Oct 25 15:49 UTC] No.45645278[source]▶
As a kid I remember some moral outrage over ... garbage pail kids.

I can handle a silly kid meme, they happen all the time.

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fred_is_fred ◴[20 Oct 25 16:03 UTC] No.45645454[source]▶
I lived through that one as a kid and see this one as parent. This is different. A few kids at school brought garbage pail kids in and would show them at recess. This is more every kid anytime someone says these specific numbers. It's ubiquitous and constant. Nobody was throwing garbage pail kids around every math lesson.
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1. duxup ◴[20 Oct 25 16:05 UTC] No.45645481[source]▶
That makes 6 7 sound even less impactful.