The question is why has word problems been a major problem for many decades (ask any student to get an opinion like 'I HATE THEM !' This includes many good students in English as well as good math students.
It is easy to make generalities to 'tackle the fundamentals' without definition of what 'fundamentals' are... nor any indication of how to do it ! I believe that this attitude is one of the reasons for the persistent problem that truly exists !
Experience with my students proves mine approach works !
