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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The most ridiculous problem I saw in compacted math 5/6 was:  show why 72 degrees is higher than 58 degrees.  If you say 72-58 = 14, therefore 72&gt;58, you get only partial credit.  Child has to show it with at least 3 different methods to get full credit.[/quote]

This is when I open up the bottle of wine and pour myself a glass.  Three different methods??   :shock: [/quote]

Just taking a guess here but maybe:

72-58=14
58+14=72
72-14=58
??

Is it basically trying to show this as a fact family? (Term I learned from my daughter's first grade math last year.) [/quote]

No, you would have failed this compacted math problem!  :P[/quote]

Ha! I’m lucky to have grown up in the ‘80s when I could use the traditional subtraction method alone. New math often hurts my head.[/quote]

And the test scores have shown it doesn't work.  So here we are on another new math curriculum.   :roll: [/quote]

Agree.  We will have a new one in another 5 years too. [/quote]

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