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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So wait, another huge communication error from MCPS?  Who would have thought...

I am still figuring out why my 1st grader has to pull numbers from a basic addition problem and show 700 ways to do it.  They wonder why parents think it is all nonsense.  there are ZERO workbooks, textbooks, or communication from the teachers.  So for me, this 2.0 sucks because I can't even explain to my 6yr old why she needs to do it this way.  UGH![/quote]

There are a ton of adults in this country who have abysmal math skills. They did fine memorizing basic addition/multiplication, but as things build conceptually they begin to have difficulty. Making a child perform the same basic addition problem different ways ensures that they understand conceptually what the problem and the answer means. Your child will be better for it come time for algebra and calculus.

-Phsycicist whose parents were making her do this long before it was required[/quote]

--educated in a country that did this in the 70s[/quote]

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