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[quote=Anonymous]The article raises some good points.  I wish it were a little more concrete in it's criticism.  I agree the biggest problem is the lack of focus on basic numeracy and practice with standard algorithms.  There is a point where the student needs to be able to execute basic arithmetic quickly and without error, so that they can be thinking about the bigger task.  I'm seeing a real problem with this as my son has entered MS.  Yes, he understands each of the tasks conceptually but makes too many errors.  Really, how many people fail at division because they don't understand it conceptually?  They fail because they don't have enough practice with the algorithm to be meticulous or they fail because they're slowed down by weak math facts and a single long division problem requires so many.  Yes, at some point everyone does division by calculator, still being able to follow a sequence of operations without being bogged down in the details is exactly what is needed to move on in math.
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