ds8 (3rd grade) finished 2nd in the mathnasium trimathelon... great job .. he would have been 1st BUT in the mental math he wrote notes. By the time he realized what he had done it was too late. The weird thing about this is.. it was a tie and he lost the tie breaker (how many jelly beans are in the jar). SO in reality.. he SHOULD have been in first place. He did what his classroom teacher is telling him what to do. He didnt NEED those notes lol