{"id":30518,"date":"2017-05-08T17:58:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T21:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=30518"},"modified":"2017-05-08T18:03:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T22:03:52","slug":"event-at-local-school-shows-kids-that-yes-they-will-use-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/event-at-local-school-shows-kids-that-yes-they-will-use-math\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique event at local school shows kids that, yes, they will use math when they grow up"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re a parent or have spent any time around school-aged kids, you’ve likely heard the lament, ‘when am I ever going to need this?’ It could be directed at any subject, but math often gets the brunt of the complaints.<\/p>\n

A unique event – Math at Work – organized by the parent council at Irwin Memorial Public School in Dwight aimed to show students that math is everywhere and in just about every job they can imagine.<\/p>\n

It was a resounding success with almost half of the student body turning out with their families to find the math in a diverse group of businesses and organizations including a bakery, a farm, a tree care service, a garden centre, a driving range, a karate club, and the local fire department.<\/p>\n\n\t\t