Originally Posted by ElizabethN
Show your work


In his last math test (with $20 bills not $60 bills, fortunately!) DS "solved" his issue with the show your work/how do you know parts by drawing elaborate pictures of the scenarios in the questions (he even drew a small zoo!). It made me laugh but seemed to satisfy the teacher because it was his first 100% on a test. smile

My favorite from that test goes something like this: 2378 is <, >, or = to 2338
How do you know?

Me (in my head): How do you know? Umm, because 2378 is more than 2338? I mean, it just is, right? What a stupid question! Ugh
Me (to DS): I guess write something about the tens place?

Seriously, though, regarding the 48/8 question: it seems a bit contradictory to spend a significant amount of time teaching kids to do multiplication/division facts to automaticity and THEN ask them to show their work. Isn't the whole point of the drilling to get them to be able to answer the question without any "work"?