Zen Scanner - "I've also told DS that breaking problems into smaller steps is a way to explain problems to people who don't understand math the way he does." YES. Going to do this. Thanks!
I don't understand why the teacher wants "showing work for easy calculations". I'd want the teacher to explain the reasons to me, and to break the explanation into small steps. I'd be insisting that the teacher "show
their work" by providing detailed explanations and justifications of their teaching practices instead of expecting students and parents to simply accept their pronouncements.
