Stop Using Base 10 Blocks to ‘Teach’ the Algorithms!

The book study over at Math Coach’s Corner on the book Teaching Numeracy: 9 Critical Habits to Ignite Mathematical Thinking by Margie Pearse and K.M. Walton is in full swing.  Below are my thoughts for the week (Critical Habits 3 & 4).  If you want to join in, all you need to do is start reading and post comments […]

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Traditional Algorithms SUCK!!!

Now, let me be clear…I am in no means in love with Common Core.  There are a few issues that I see in the math content standards, there are issues with the implementation piece that has been put upon teachers’ shoulders, and there are issues with the testing aspect.  But most of that is not […]

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