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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]If your definition of "fluency" includes unit testing, your definition must be different from mine.

In my experience of pre-2.0, there was very little drill and repetition, and parents were responsible for making sure that the kids learned their math facts. Under 2.0, there is a lot more drill and repetition, and learning math facts is part of class.[/quote]

Single digit addition and subtraction is not fluency. I think you are confusing very basic mad minutes with fluency. Fluency comes from working with many problem sets of varying degrees of complexity using the numerical and equation based (i.e. normal math) approach. Its great that you are impressed that your child can answer 1+1=2 quickly in their head but fluency comes from being able to work with larger numbers and more complex equations quickly not drawing silly pictures all the time which is GONE from 2.0. [/quote]

Single-digit addition and subtraction sure is part of fluency in math -- unless you think it's possible to be fluent in math without having memorized math facts?. And fluency in anything comes from drill and repetition. Fluency in being able to add two-digit numbers comes from adding two-digit numbers a lot. Fluency in being able to work with larger numbers comes from working with larger numbers a lot. Fluency in being able to solve more complex equations comes from solving more complex equations a lot.

There was very little drill and repetition in pre-2.0 math (or at least in pre-2.0 accelerated math). There is a lot more now. In fact, that is one of the reasons people who don't like 2.0 math don't like 2.0 math.

(Where did I say that I was impressed that my child has memorized 1+1=2?)[/quote]

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