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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing. I am a math teacher and the only way I can get kids to check their answers is to put a box on the test that gives points for showing the check—and even then often kids will just write “I did it on the calculator” or show a check that doesn’t work and submit it anyway.

It’s a battle I fight all year, every year.

If you find something that works, please share!![/quote]

Agree.

I have a child in very accelerated math.  Still an issue.  [/quote]

OP here. Also accelerated, but with little to no idea how to study or review/check their work (I think because it’s always come so easy). But the sloppiness is creeping in…[/quote]

How is a student in accelerated math and they don’t know how to review or check their work, a skill that is taught very early on. Such a basic skill and a good way for student to increase their grades.  [/quote]

Not the OP, but a PP with same issue.

They end up in accelerated math because they are very good at math.  They test extremely high on standardized tests (where work shown doesn’t matter), and have always done well in math classes.  But showing your work in upper el and early middle school isn’t complex or time consuming.  Showing your work in Alg I and beyond gets to be tedious, time consuming, and more complex with multiple steps to show.  This is when kids (especially if they understand it) want to cut corners.  [/quote]

It’s surprising since this is an easy way to gain points on your tests and grades.  If they think showing their work in algebra is tedious they will really be upset with the tedious time consuming tasks are waiting for them in high school.

My 6th grader’s math teacher said it doesn’t matter how they got there but she wants to see it.  I was surprised.  I thought it was rigid when first learning but you could go your own way in more advanced classes.  [/quote]

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