Episode 85 - Paper-Pencil versus Mental Computation

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It seems like there is a debate about everything in how we teach math.  One of those debates is whether or not kids should do paper-pencil math or mental math.  If you’ve been around awhile you can probably guess where I land on this debate….right in the middle, kids need both.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the book</span> <a href= "https://amzn.to/2NZ60Mj"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Math: Facing an American Phobia</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Marilyn Burns she pretty much sums up my thoughts on pages 10-11. </span> <strong> </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Go over to buildmathminds.com/85 to get the link to purchase the book.</span></p>