E94

Ep 94: If Not Algorithms, Then What?

From Math is Figure-Out-Able! · Hosted by Pam Harris & Kim Montague

2022-04-05·1254

Episode summary

In this episode of Math is Figure-Out-Able!: We want students to be real problem solvers, and we know that means much more than helping them get correct answers. But we never want to put students in a position where they are disadvantaged because they don't know the traditional algorithms. We actually want them to have a much deeper and richer understanding of mathematical relationships.

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We want students to be real problem solvers, and we know that means much more than helping them get correct answers. But we never want to put students in a position where they are disadvantaged because they don't know the traditional algorithms. We actually want them to have a much deeper and richer understanding of mathematical relationships. In…