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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I learned to line numbers up and work from right to left, “borrowing” from or adding 1 to the column to the left if necessary. [/quote] Our school does this. School wants us to reinforce with the same method they teach -- because it is more successful with more children. Their years of experience says that many lower elementary kids just get confused if taught multiple different methods. No doubt there are some kids who might benefit from multiple methods being taught, but it is not generally true for Most kids. [/quote] This is really surprising to hear a school recognizing this, but also true. I had a friend whose daughter struggled until they moved to Saxon, which is all about the algorithms and repeating practice, and then she caught right up. My own kids didn't get confused by the multiple methods, but found them boring and repetitive.[/quote]
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