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Sheepdog
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 Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:42 am Post subject: Tables: "Knowing" is not enough. |
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When kids "learn" their tables, they, of course, must crawl before they walk.
But how many are ever challenged to proceed to running?
Point to a child's sibling. Ask "What is his/her name?" The child will look puzzled, but answer.
Now ask "What is 5x7?" Again, I hope, the child will (eventually) answer.
Now say....
"Yes... it is 35. But you couldn't answer that... yet... the way you answered the first question. WITH PRACTICE you can get to the point where you can answer that fast. But it takes a little time to get out of several bad habits... e.g. repeating the question (out loud or in mind) and prefacing the answer with a time buying/ wasting "um".
Hope you will give your learners a chance to see how skilful they can become.
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Actually my son loves the fact that by the middle of 3rd grade he could rattle off any multiplication problem from 1x1 to 13x13 as fast as he could say his name. What's so wonderful to me is that he needed no encouragement, just good old fashion self motivated challenge.  |
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| my son loves the fact that by the middle of 3rd grade he could rattle off any multiplication problem |
Many children would take great delight in having the skill, being able to do this "party trick".
But for many, it takes an adult they care about showing an interest. It takes teachers no turning something which CAN be fun unto something that is hated before it has progressed to the point where it can be enjoyed.
For some reason, "doing flash cards" with a computer is easier for many kids than doing them with a human. Maybe it is the computer's lack of emotional response to wrong answers? My Windows freeware and shareware mostly lacks "sugar" to help the "pill"... but with a little encouragement from adults, kids can use it to make progress.
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I always enjoyed competing against someone, but that could be because I'm male - studies show that as a whole, boys are motivated by competition and girls are happy to study on their own. Of course, I also enjoyed multiplying 30-digit numbers by hand, so maybe I'm just odd period.
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David Brown
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I think with tables it's important that they know why 5 X 7 is 35 not just that it is 35.
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It is best that you be there to learn the tables with him. Knowing that you are there for your child is already a boost confidence for them.
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| I think with tables it's important that they know why 5 X 7 is 35 not just that it is 35. |
Agreed. I get so frustrated when I see people "take sides" on how to teach math facts (memorization vs. comprehension). Both are essential.
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| Agreed. I get so frustrated when I see people "take sides" on how to teach math facts (memorization vs. comprehension). Both are essential. |
I agree...If they only memorize the facts it will be harder for them to do harder problems in the future; if they only comprehend them they will have the same problem in a different way.
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