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re: Singapore Math for parents
Posted on 10/1/22 at 8:49 am to calcotron
Posted on 10/1/22 at 8:49 am to calcotron
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Is this that dumb shite where they want you to subtract or add to make big round numbers and then put the remainders somewhere
whats wrong with this method? Ive been using that trick since I was a kid. I teach it to my kid now
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Posted on 10/1/22 at 8:52 am to Motorboat
Im curious where shes learning Singapore math. I thought about buying some books and teaching my daughter. Never really heard anyone else mention it, much less taught it
Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:02 am to THog
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Does 2+2 still equal 4?
Yes, but can also identify as 8, 3, or Q
The liberals told me so
Posted on 10/1/22 at 9:08 am to Motorboat
Fixing something (math) that wasn’t broken only to confuse everyone only goes to demonstrate that people are deliberately trying to screw this country up and destroy it from within.
But you know really, they get away with it because we allow them to get away with it. That’s the truth.
But you know really, they get away with it because we allow them to get away with it. That’s the truth.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:10 am to Mike da Tigah
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Fixing something (math) that wasn’t broken only to confuse everyone only goes to demonstrate that people are deliberately trying to screw this country up and destroy it from within.
I mean, Americans aren't actually great at math comparably. This is evidenced on this board daily with the "only pay cash for cars" crowd. Also why Americans apparently don't have reserves for a $500 emergency.
And to the person who said showing work isn't necessary, I used to think this way. One of my kids was a total "mental math" type of person and loathed having to write it out.
This is now kicking his butt in high school. You can't do Algebra without writing out the process. Plus, teachers don't know how to help you because they can't see exactly where you went wrong.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:13 am to Motorboat
Wtf is wrong with this country
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:17 am to HouseMom
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Americans aren't actually great at math comparably
Americans went to the moon using slide rulers.
We used to do just fine.
Which is his point.
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only pay cash for cars" crowd
Debt math doesn’t take into account peoples comfort level with being beholden to the lender. Freedom or lack there of has a cost in itself.
Posted on 10/1/22 at 10:28 am to Antib551
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My wife is a second grade teacher and my son is a 2nd grader....I have no idea what Singapore math is.
The nation of Singapore has had great success with its math curriculum, which I would argue bridges the "math wars" between sides that have alternately called each other "drill and kill" vs "fuzzy math."
In other words, it's possible to focus too much on conceptual understanding to the point that students don't practice enough problems to solve them fluently. On the other hand, it's possible for math education to focus so much on "doing the steps to get the right answer" that students don't actually understand math and can't apply it.
The success of Singapore's national math curriculum meant that an English version of it was created some 30 years ago, and it's been used by a number of schools since
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