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The most amusing thing about your post...there is nothing concrete about rote memorization.

Also, [b]the parents lamenting the language used in the math,  it is undoubtedly the language used in the classroom when the math is taught.[/b] [/quote]

No one is complaining about the language of math per se.  Fine to teach and use terms like number sentence, addend, difference and so on.  It is the English used for the directions that is the problem.  In the examples OP has given the wording in the directions lacks precision and clarity.[/quote]
I don't know; I think the language in the directions is plenty clear. In the first (top) example, the students are being asked to complete the equation; recall the meanings of "doubles," "count on," "doubles plus one," and "doubles minus one;" and code them with different colors. In the second (bottom) example, the students are asked to listen to the problem--which, of course, we can't hear--and write two different ways to show how the numbers interact mathematically. I don't see a problem with this.[/quote]

And yet, the massive failure of our children persist.

So clearly, there is a problem with it. [/quote]

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