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Reply to "ES math- when do kids learn multiplication/division"
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[quote=Anonymous]Yes math moved very slowly until about 4th grade and then it picked up pace. Arrays are stupid and more confusing for smart kids than actual multiplication. Many problems emphasizing how multiplication is repeated addition are confusing too. Just teach your kid multiplication the old way and don’t make them complete the nonsense in their workbooks if they already know what they are doing. Move quickly to standard algorithm for all 4 math operations and to fractions, including operations with them, transforming irregular to regular and fractions to decimals and back. Learn place value and why in standard algorithm it is vital to put place values under each other. Kids don’t get enough time to understand it in 4th grade, so give yours a head start [/quote]
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