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[quote=Anonymous]Wow, if I had learned from the ground floor that there were lots of different ways to slice math problems, not all--but some--of which involve memorization, I might have been much more comfortable with math, and not have math anxiety as an adult. I'm very smart, but in other ways. And, yes, I did take calc AB in 11th grade, but had terrible anxiety about it.

This seems to me one of the points that people who argue against this thing don't (or can't) understand: people learn in different ways. Curricula built on Common Core strive to have children learn lots of different techniques--some using manipulatives, some using pictures, some using words or rote memorization--to give them the skills needed to figure out the best tactics later down the road.

FWIW, I had no problem with the directions on any of the worksheets posted here. And I think kids with these foundational skills will be able to use them later in harder more traditional math to answer problems quickly without anxiety. [/quote]

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