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To: NativeSon

These are not large numbers. When I was in college, we had some multiple choice answers that were simply designed to see if people were grasping the concepts and could “visualize” what a ballpark figure might be (micro numbers, macro numbers, etc.).


20 posted on 10/04/2013 10:05:52 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: a fool in paradise
When I was in college,

This is third grade. Not college. You don't teach nine year olds like eighteen year olds.

24 posted on 10/04/2013 10:10:13 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins)
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To: a fool in paradise
These are not large numbers.

Of course, the kids gotta start somewhere; I still don't think that it is a good idea to teach that process early on.

"ballpark numbers" - like approximating at infinity in diffy Q

72 posted on 10/04/2013 10:53:59 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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