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“Handwriting activates areas of the brain linked to learning new information and memory retention, taught organization skills and helped children compose their thoughts"
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350323591/schools-and-government-advisers-odds-over-cursive-handwriting I was very pleased to hear the...
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Stop saying "Just add zeros"!
I wish primary school teachers would stop teaching students that you just add zeros when multiplying by multiples of 10. It often leads...
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Not wrong, and yet not the best use of language for conceptual understanding
Area and Perimeter It is curious that so many students when asked about perimeter and area say that “perimeter is the outside” and “area...