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re: (Not Common Core)-- Why are they teaching math this way?
Posted on 2/9/15 at 12:59 pm to Bleeding purple
Posted on 2/9/15 at 12:59 pm to Bleeding purple
I'm sure this has been pointed out, but the goal of math has now become more a question of WHY or HOW rather than just simply finding the answer.
When kids were getting to Geometry, they were consistently unable to grasp proofs because they were alwasy taught 2 + 2 = 4, 2X + 6 = 10 then X = 2.
Solving equations and doing basic math is somewhat important obviously and is the backbone of math, but helping kids learn to visualize and understand about how and why number do the things they do is much more helpful in the long run than simply learning arithmetic tables.
When kids were getting to Geometry, they were consistently unable to grasp proofs because they were alwasy taught 2 + 2 = 4, 2X + 6 = 10 then X = 2.
Solving equations and doing basic math is somewhat important obviously and is the backbone of math, but helping kids learn to visualize and understand about how and why number do the things they do is much more helpful in the long run than simply learning arithmetic tables.
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Posted on 2/9/15 at 1:06 pm to KosmoCramer
So nobody has addressed the issue when parents are taught math the old way and their kid runs home and asks a parent to help them understand something.
There is now a certain level of Greek thrown in the most basic math problems?
Are kids expected to learn solely at school these days? My son isn't even 3 yet so I need to know if I should start relearning math or not in a new way now.
There is now a certain level of Greek thrown in the most basic math problems?
Are kids expected to learn solely at school these days? My son isn't even 3 yet so I need to know if I should start relearning math or not in a new way now.
Posted on 2/9/15 at 1:11 pm to KosmoCramer
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why number do the things they do is much more helpful in the long run than simply learning arithmetic tables.
Why is there always this presumption that the two are mutually exclusive?
Teaching a kid he will not have time to do a number line to know 4+3=7 does not prohibit from showing him the proof on a number line. You can do both.
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