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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am wondering what "old-fashioned algebra" is.[/quote]

I'm not exactly sure, but I think it means they didn't rely on subpar teachers who were recruited by their friends at the main office to draft a new curriculum that utilizes made up words and employs 29 steps instead of the most direct route to solving the problem. In short: it means the way all of us learned math prior to 2.0. [/quote]

+1000 !!!!!

My child came home and said his teacher requested they ask their parents how two negative numbers multiplied form a positive product.  I told him you just memorize it, you get into math theorems and proofs using properties and identities later.  He said he was supposed to use "algebra tiles" I was like WTF are algebra tiles?

Me: "did the teacher explain what you were supposed to do", 
Him: "no, I think she couldn't figure it out, we talked about it with partners and just got confused"

So all this crap to develop a :deeper understanding" just confuses the kids.

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It's working well for my two kids -  one in 1st, the other in 6th.  My son (1st)  is showing me he knows how to multiply 10s, which is true.  And he could explain the reasoning behind it.

can't say I'm unhappy - nor can I say they aren't learning[/quote]

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