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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand people who approach this issue in such a black and white way.

I have a much older kid who had to learn his math facts the "old fashioned" ways.  Flashcards, times tables, etc.  Just repetition and memorization. It was pretty brutal.

Guess what they have on the terrible ipads.  Something called Reflex that makes learning their math facts pretty painless.  Such an improvement. It's an example of good use of technology.

Don't ask or look for no screens.  Ask how the screens are being used.[/quote]

Gamification of everything is making them unable to handle life. Sometimes life and work is boring and brutal. [/quote]

To say nothing of the fact that memorization and drilling are core cognitive processes that, when developed as youths, pay dividends in adult life. People used to memorize entire long blocks of poetry or prose.  Avoiding it altogether does kids a disservice. I would love to see data comparing reflex vs rote memorization for math facts. I suspect memorization will almost always win. [/quote]

Let me just chime in to say Reflex is horrible for remediation tool especially for a child with dyscalculia. I was taught math the traditional way and  have dyscalculia but moved pass it thanks to writing out math problems on paper. Reflex goes super fast and should be eliminated. My child with same disability in math is struggling thanks to Ipad overuse. Dreambox and Edmentum are decent to supplement work, but should not be over used. [/quote]
Reflex is basically math facts flash cards.  It was fabulous for both my kids.  The fact it's fast means kids can knock out a math fact practice quickly, getting through many facts and automating recall.  It wastes far less time than Dreambox, which is laggy and slow and not challenging.  I don't think Reflex is meant for remediation.  It's for practicing math facts quickly and speeding up recall.  It's literally my favorite APS app.[/quote]

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