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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s part of math and will be necessary as he advances so definitely best not to fight it but instead support him developing the skill. Whatever you don’t act like getting out of showing work is worthwhile goal or that he is somehow “good at math” because he can do it in his head. Being good at math includes showing work. [/quote]

This. DH is an aerospace engineer with degrees from MIT and Stanford and showing work is key because a lot of dumb mistakes are made when people try to do the work in their head. Teach your child early so it doesn’t become an issue that holds them back later.[/quote]

The habit of showing your work is critical for any higher-level math, including algebra.  If the question is asking the kid to show his work, he needs to show his work.  The teacher needs to see how he's getting the answer, because that's part of the point, and it's helpful if he gets one wrong -- the teacher can see if it was a computational error, or an analytical one.  [/quote]

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