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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Old math is the equivalent of learning phonics and then moving on to reading and then moving on to understanding.

New math is the equivalent of sight words, spelling errors not being corrected, and expecting understanding without context and most importantly without a solid foundation.

IMHO[/quote]

That's absurd. The new style goes much deeper into understanding the concepts, and of course errors are corrected. [/quote]

My point is that it is silly to teach children to understand concepts before they even know the basics.  It’s like kids learning to read by recognizing common words (sight words) before they understand the sounds that letters and groupings of letters make.

I’m a firm believer in crawl, walk, run.

But whatever, the old way of teaching math was only effective for generations, and what did people really accomplish?  Putting men on the moon, sending probes into space that are STILL transmitting 50 years later.  Boring!

I’m sure the new math will help kids optimize their tiktok content generation algorithms more effectively and possibly even work out optimal payment plans to replace their iphones every two years.[/quote]

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