this is in grade schools throughout the country. get your hands on some of the books the kids are learning from, if there are any available, because ultimately they want this all done “in the cloud”.
I saw a science book the other day. The emphasis on climate change was very obvious.
My daughter is a 5th grade teacher. I will ask her about this math question. I am very bad at math but I can do basic math as in the old example.
If I would have had to learn math the “New” way I would have been really doomed.
This is ridiculous it makes my head hurt and I am serious.
This must be the method Obama was taught.
Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 – 4 = 13 – 3 – 1 = 10 – 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 – 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).
You can see it's the same type of thing. People do use this type of strategy when adding up golf scores, e.g. , looking for all the 5's or 6's, if there are a lot of them, and that kind of stuff. It does seem to be a confusing and anchorless approach, though.