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Common Core says: find + compare different strategies. 💯 Many textbooks interpret that to say: learn + make rote use of these N strategies 👎

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The magic happens when these ad-hoc strategies are invented and discussed by the students. Teaching specific instances misses the purpose.

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In short, the sad thing is that the worksheet implementation missed the mark, and the first tweet was just calling for procedure…

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Double bummer, though it's sadly no surprise to continue to see people struggle to implement this stuff & continue misunderstanding it