new math

I was helping a kindergartener with her math this week and she taught me this very interesting and quick way to count to 100:

one, two, skip a few, twenty-four, skip some more, ninety-nine, one hundred!

I felt cheated that I had to learn the “old” math, all those numbers were enough to boggle the mind. Then it occurred to me, “cheated” is what I’d be if she grows up and ever becomes my accountant!