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elleng

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3. Exactly. That's how my daughters' early math teacher taught,

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Wed Jul 23, 2014, 05:31 PM

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Why Do Americans Stink at Math? [View all] elleng Jul 2014 OP

when we go metric we can get rid of useless things like multiplying/dividing fractions lol nt msongs Jul 2014 #1

They do and they don't. Igel Jul 2014 #2

Exactly. That's how my daughters' early math teacher taught, elleng Jul 2014 #3

Here is a lecture "On teaching mathematics" that you might find interesting... xocet Jul 2014 #5

My experience as an elementary grade teacher....we DID that. madfloridian Jul 2014 #4

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