On 2018-07-14 9:32 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 7/13/2018 11:35 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I still can't figure out why fat pencils would have made it easier for
>> little hands at age 5 to learn how to print.Â* But learn I did, so I
>> guess it worked.
>
> I never saw an oversized pencil until I saw one at a bowling alley.
>
> Remember when you still hadda manually keep score at bowling alley's.
>
> Best method to learn addition, ever.Â* Bowlers wanted to know their
> running score, yesterday!Â*

I learned to add quickly by using a calculator. I would enter the
numbers and figure the sum in my head quickly and check my answers. If
the sums didn't match one of us had made a mistake. It was either my
mental addition or my number entry. I also credit playing cribbage for
my quick adding.