I see the whole word problem approach as a bit dubious. Usually the aim is to help students learn to solve "real world" problems instead of artificial math prob

I see the whole word problem approach as a bit dubious. Usually the aim is to help students learn to solve "real world" problems instead of artificial math problems. And indeed, I would say that I've learned math much more successfully when I've had a real world math problem. The trouble is, real world problems tend to be horribly complex. You're in an awkward position where you don't want to give artificial problems, but you also don't want to give real problems. She recommends this expii site, but the first problem I clicked on (the most recent one) seems ridiculous: https://www.expii.com/solve/11/1 https://www.expii.com/solve/11/1