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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well they told us to spend the summer having our kids to learn how to use an abacus, so take that as you will.[/quote]

[i]I[/i] do not know how to use an abacus. Sometimes they have the most ridiculous requests for things which I am supposed to teach my child. I am the first to admit that I am not an expert in early childhood education. I do not know what makes them think we are all competent in abacus.

A literal f%&*n abacus[/quote]

An abacus or a Montessori bead frame?[/quote]

Abacus.[/quote]

Not defending LAMB--my kids don't go there and I could care less about their math program.  But, an abacus is actually a great math teaching tool.  I used my childhood abacus to teach my kids about how the counting system works (1s, 10s, 100s, etc.).  It's visual and tactile but not complicated.  As someone who studied math in college, it is also a great tool for understanding non-base-10 number systems, once you get to that level.  [/quote]

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