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9. And since they will never be able to do the math in their head the old fashion way as you call it

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 11:29 PM

Sep 2014

imagine how low functioning they will be as consumers

And poor employment opportunities too
Sad

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I despised the math garbage my second grader brought home. AllyCat Sep 2014 #1

Did your child's school do Everyday Mathmetics? greatlaurel Sep 2014 #2

Oh jeez are they using that U of C Everyday mathematics again? lunasun Sep 2014 #3

It never went away, unfortunately, greatlaurel Sep 2014 #5

Great links! Thanks! greatlaurel Sep 2014 #7

Excellent article! Thanks! femmocrat Sep 2014 #6

Relatively recently, In The Lounge, IIRC... 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #10

so because parents are frustrated, that makes it bad? mopinko Sep 2014 #12

and that's a bad thing? mopinko Sep 2014 #14

can you please specify what you disagree w in that article? mopinko Sep 2014 #15