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[quote=Anonymous]Tonight's homework: Solve each problem using place value strategies and properties of operation. 30 x8 Easy enough, right? Except the way it was taught today was "multiply 3 and 8 and add a zero.". Um, okay....that works for THIS problem, but it won't work for 31x8....how were you taught to do that? Blank stare....."I think you just add a zero." It gets better. The REAL homework is to explain how you solved the problem....and here's the sample response: 30 is the same as 3 tens, so I can think of the product as 8 groups of 3 tens. Then I can think about equal groups, and 8 groups of 3 tens is 24, which is 240. Um, okay....I understand this....but my third grader, not so much. Is every average student getting this math homework? Do you think your kid is actually learning? Can your AVERAGE kid do this homework without your help. (I'm talking about the written response.) [/quote]
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