Reply to Different approach to solve math problem

Forum Index » Schools and Education General Discussion

Reply to "Different approach to solve math problem"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the answer is all that matters.

Anybody who tells you differently is selling you something.[/quote]

Does it? I can teach a parrot to say multiplication tables correctly, does that mean the parrot understands multiplication?[/quote]

It means that when you teach the parrot math concepts and associations they’ll see it better and use it faster and not count on their fingers.

Isn’t map test give you as many problems as you can handle? A concept kid doing 10 problems correctly won’t get as high of a score as a math fact + concept kid doing 20 problems correctly. [/quote]

Is the map test timed? I didn't think so.

I also don't think the map score should be the goal.  It's a tool that educators use to help them guide kids towards the goal which is being able to use math functionally.

I'm a DP and I do think there is a place for fact fluency, but I also think that when parents push it too early it can interfere with kids' understanding of the operations.  [/quote]

No worries then, k-8 education in American stopped math facts, times tables, phonics and spelling years ago.

Have you seen a kumon office yet? It be hoppin’.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics