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[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]

Not true in STEM, but maybe that's not where you're aiming?[/quote]

In stem why does it matter how I get my roots? Or how I multiply? I know that 9 x 5 is 45 and where the curve crosses the axis and that's what matters.

People and teachers get caught up on memorizing things and concepts not what matters. It's like these new math things that were supposed to revolutionize math but just left us all confused. [/quote]

It matters that people can communicate their process, and prove their work is correct.  Practicing it early, even though they aren't yet in situations where they need to use that skill makes sense because it's a difficult skill to master.
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I don’t know how anyone with common sense can argue against this.   Showing your work as a student has been standard practice since forever. [/quote]

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