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Igel

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2. It can also be confusing for the kids.

Reply to HassleCat (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 09:04 PM

Sep 2015

Who get to learn it and be tested over it a number of different ways.

If they got it, they should skip ahead. If they didn't, they should go to the next method without penalty. Sort of a really, really heinous problem in differentiation by parts.

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Parents who criticize "Common Core math" ... are actually showing that we NEED Common Core [View all] Dr. Strange Sep 2015 OP

"I can't understand it, so it's no good." HassleCat Sep 2015 #1

It can also be confusing for the kids. Igel Sep 2015 #2