They knew even way back then
What even is American Grade 1 Maths?
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Of course they will because as the question shows there's a table.
They can literally count and move the beans to make the ten till they make that connection.
You're struggling with this because you've got so much experience this is second nature to you now
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As per the parents comment on the picture, this is exactly the problem. Kids bring these things home and don't have a clue what it means, and their teachers tell them to ask their parents if they don't understand it, except the parents also have no clue either.
If its meant to be so easy for 5 year olds to understand this, then why are they needing to ask their parents, most of whom were never taught this, for help?
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They knew even way back then
Don't why I was in the top class for maths and sciences then. Teachers don't even bother teaching the actual method and expect everyone to automatically know how to do it, or again rather than teaching the correct simplest method, make it 10x more harder than it needs to be.
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Ok Baldric.
I think part of the problem is the OP assumes that's the language being used to teach. It's not, it'll be far more simplistic. It's a weirdly written set of instructions.
From a UK site:
It's an extension of the 'number bonds' principle, having drilled into kids what numbers make 10 or 20 or other 'round numbers' etc.
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BBC Bitesize has a simplistic explanation too.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zb8gcqt
From a UK site:
It's an extension of the 'number bonds' principle, having drilled into kids what numbers make 10 or 20 or other 'round numbers' etc.
Edit
BBC Bitesize has a simplistic explanation too.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zb8gcqt
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Should have focused a bit more during English though
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Should have focused a bit more during English though
I did. The question in the OP is not using any English terms that were taught throughout my education.
Why would English classes be teaching 'Making 10 from an addend'?
99% of the people on this forum can't even correctly use 've or have.
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But multiple people in this thread have confirmed that the language in the OP is whats being used to teach kids, and I'm the idiot for not knowing those terms.
It's a good way at looking at things involving kids I find.
You always have to keep in mind what's perfectly natural and obvious to you is entirely alien to them
Well remember these are only really terms that you use before you're ten.
And they would be explained and introduced to you. I'm sure you have no problem with new terminology your introduced to these days?
you said you've done shop work, try explaining to many people that a POS is both a till point of sale and an all in one shelf/advertisment/product display.
The first makes sense the second doesnt, but probably intuitive to you now
The term "addend" probably isn't used much in the classroom, that advice is for teachers as addend is technically the proper term. The techique is taught in classrooms.
I agree the question you posted is not very well worded.
I was referring to the way it's worded, it's written confusingly in the text you copied but the principle is actually very simple, whether you use the word 'addend' or 'number'.
"the what and the what make what?" is just a horrible writing style that has probably added to the confusion.
Re read the post I quoted and calm yourself down.
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Everyone here saying they are or know maths teachers have confirmed that what I put in the OP is what is taught in the classroom, and that I am incorrect for thinking it was a US only thing.
Maybe these teachers are exactly what the problem is, this literally still looks like 'pseudo' maths to me.
Or all the modern woke 'Maths is for everyone! 2+2 can be 5 if you want it to be!' type of crap.
You said you do the same thing but call it rounding. How is that not pseudo maths?
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Also I found a message from the actual 'dad' in that pic:
Literally everyone in this thread does the same thing, so that's a sure sign it isn't pseudo maths.
Making an 8 to a 10 is what you call rounding. That is pretty much a fact. The only thing is you seem to lack braincells to understand the part where you also add or subtract the difference that you rounded to after.
Literally everyone in this thread does the same thing, so that's a sure sign it isn't pseudo maths.
Making an 8 to a 10 is what you call rounding. That is pretty much a fact. The only thing is you seem to lack braincells to understand the part where you also add or subtract the difference that you rounded to after.
There's two people, one of which is me, saying that the method is indeed used. You are winding yourself up about wording. I'm not sure what problem you are referring to regardless, literacy and numeracy is slowly improving over time in the UK and this trend has been consistent for years. It's slow but it's not because of 5 year olds struggling with this addition method
Not sure how wokeness ties into basic numeracy either
So an absolute conspiracy theorist nut case who's now "home schooling"
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say creationism not evolution will be taught in that house
'murica!
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