In the same way, kids are literally being told not to memorize multiplication facts. And we wonder why we have a math education crisis in this country.
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by Daniel T. Willingham, American psychologist at the University of Virginia, whose research focuses on applying neuroscience to K-12 education.
Is it True that Some People Just Can't Do Math?
When a student says, "I'm just no good at math," #teachers should intervene and challenge this limiting belief, as it attributes difficulty to an unchanging quality and makes the student feel powerless.
It played a significant role in England rising from 27th in Math in 2009 to 11th in 2022.
(the U.S. is 33rd in Math)
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Math is a skill— like music or sports. Yet somehow, it's treated it differently. We’d never accept anti-practice attitudes in other domains, so why do we tolerate it in math? Here's @AlexKontorovich talking about this in my latest podcast episode. Link to full episode below.
If your kid doesn't know their math facts COLD, they can't do upper division math
Learning math facts ages 10+ is possible but kids' brains are more receptive when less than 8 (yes, really)
I know you don't want to... but your kid NEEDS you to help them learn math facts♥️
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Subitizing is the ability to instantly recognize the number of items in a small set without counting. It's like quickly knowing how many dots are on a die without counting them individually.
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