The student videos were very interesting to watch. I thought it was pretty cool how the different students used different strategies to solve the multi digit problems. I could see how the U.S. standard algorithm would be somewhat confusing to these students because the algorithm is not necessarily easy to understand, and in some cases, the strategies the students used are a lot quicker than the algorithm.
Another lesson I learned from watching the videos and the class discussion, is to reread a portion or all of the question if the student asks for the number again. I like reiterating this point and keeping the numbers tied to the context of the question because I think this keeps kids thinking about the context rather than just trying to pull numbers out of everything. I agree that the more the kids get used to thinking in terms of context and not just numbers, the more easily they will be able to understand math problems with multiple steps that they will encounter in upper grades.
I think I deserve the full 2 points for the math blog!
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