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On 11/07/09, DD wrote:
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> Thanks for the two websites. I especially like the Singapore math
> one. I did an online workshop on Singapore math and really liked it.
> My 5th graders and 7th graders lack problem solving skills and I think
> this will help them. I plan to start implementing a "problem solving
> day" once a week and use some of these strategies. Time is always a
> factor though and I feel stressed to meet all the state standards in
> addition.
> I also liked DSF/NJ's idea of the tool table. I'm going to try that
> also.
> I've found that most of my students really don't want to think, they
> just want to know how to do the problem to get the right answer. Even
> by 5th grade they are already doing this. I tend to want to do it
> too, that's how I was taught. I want to change things, but it's hard
> to break the habit. Sometimes they wear me down with their whining
> about "it's too hard", "I can't do it", "We don't know what to do", "I
> don't understand what it's asking", "Is this right?", etc. I try to
> play dumb, but I get frustrated.
>
> Oh well, anyway, thanks for the ideas and websites.
>
DD, thanks for sharing. I just want to cheer you on, because it's a
battle. You won’t reach every student, but for the children that you do
reach, it will make a big difference.

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