Baseball tryouts took place on a rainy, windy Saturday. Boys were expected to assess with their age group in areas of batting, fielding, and throwing. Bubba prepared for about a month before hand and did very well. Looking at him with his age-group always amazes me. Since I spend the day with him and his sister daily without comparing them to other children, I am astonished by his height and strength in relationship to those of boys in this group. Apparently, he noticed being taller and weighing more than other "10 year-olds."
Upon waking, he found me to ask, " when will I be 5 feet tall?' My response was to find a growth chart. Having never examined one these he was blown away by the information. I explained that when talking to other parents I often described him as "being off the charts" in height and weight. Right now he falls at the 95 percentile. Figuring this out allowed him ti find his location along the curve and what height to expect at what age thus answering his own question. Figuring this problem out naturally took some conversion from feet to inches and inches to feet to discover his exact answer.
Naturally curiosity about himself, his growth, and comparison to his group brought him to interesting math that was applicable to his life at this moment.
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