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Yes, that's the line they're feeding us. But is it true? [b]Is the new way actually better? [/b]

Kids need to learn how to spell. They should not rely on spell check. Kids need to learn grammar. Grammar is the critical foundation for oral and written expression. [/quote]

Yes. Definitely for math.

At work I deal with a situation where members of the public think they're correctly following the directions on how to calculate a number, but they end up with a mathematically nonsensical result. Probably most of them were taught math as I was -- you do steps 1, 2, and 3, you get the answer, you're done. [b]In contrast, my C2.0 kid in elementary school got a lot of emphasis on "does this answer make sense?"[/b].[/quote]

You never learned that in math class growing up?  I'm 40 and this was part of the process.  We also were encouraged to come up with creative ways to solve problems, in algebra / trig / calculus at least.  [b]This was in PA in the 90s.[/b]
A 'sanity check' is not novel or new.[/quote]

Good for you. I learned math in the 70s and 80s. It wasn't part of the process. [/quote]

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