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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] [b]Why not go to algebra directly?[/b] I learned to solve equations in first grade. Our test would be find x, if x+3=11, what is y if 10-y=1 etc. there were about 10 questions like that. I am not speaking from memory, I just looked at the test a few months ago (my parents kept it). It's not easier, yet it's more useful and not at all confusing. I don't understand this dancing around math concepts. This was not in the US, btw.[/quote] Because if there's one thing that 5-6-year-olds are not known for, it's their ability to do abstract thinking. Even typical kids in 5th and 6th grade do better with concrete thinking than abstract thinking. And why is "find x, if x+3=11" more useful and less confusing for first-graders than "Isabella has 8 rubber band bracelets. She wants to have 11 rubber band bracelets. How many more does she need to make? Draw a model to show your answer."[/quote]
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