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https://equitablemath.org/?emci=826b0dfc-e5f2-ea11-99c3-00155d039e74&emdi=635de139-eaf2-ea11-99c3-00155d039e74&ceid=308754 https://equitablemath.org/?emci=826b0
by Balgair 5y ago
https://equitablemath.org/?emci=826b0dfc-e5f2-ea11-99c3-00155d039e74&emdi=635de139-eaf2-ea11-99c3-00155d039e74&ceid=308754 https://equitablemath.org/?emci=826b0dfc-e5f2-ea11-99c3-0015...
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That section, though a bit loopy, is not about basic math. It's about data science, stats, and word problems. Areas well open to interpretation. Other portions are like this too. I'd disagree with the headlines, but the foundational ideas and workbooks are okay to my eyes (I'm not a teacher, so I may be missing big stuff). On having many answers, consider an abacus instead of paper. That's the stuff they are talking about.
They state this:
"Of course, most math problems have correct answers, but sometimes there can be more than one way to interpret a problem, especially word problems, leading to more than one possible right answer.
And teaching math isn't just about solving specific problems. It's about helping students understand the deeper mathematical concepts so that they can apply them throughout their lives. Students can arrive at the right answer without grasping the bigger concept; or they can have an “aha” moment when they see why they got an answer wrong. Sometimes a wrong answer sheds more light than a right answer."
The authors have ~5 hours of videos explaining these workbooks. I've not watched them though.
The parent article is 'clickbait'/fake-news (from what I can see before the pay-wall).
The material and what the authors are saying seems, to my quick glance, to be as boring as the math classes I remember (though strangely worded).