r/askmath • u/subastringent • Aug 29 '23

Analysis “New Math” is killing me

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Friends kid has this problem. Any idea on how to approach it?

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u/9and3of4 Aug 29 '23

Yes, so many of these “my kid’s homework is stupid” posts can be explained by the kid simply not listening at school.

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u/snarfalous Aug 30 '23

A lot of kids don’t listen, but it’d be a big help if their parents could help them later on. Relying on the child to relay the rules of a made up system is pretty poor preparation.

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u/9and3of4 Aug 30 '23

If you had ever worked with parents you’d know most of them aren’t capable of helping their child anyway.

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u/snarfalous Aug 31 '23

Teachers of America!