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From: bart <bc@freeuk.com>
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Subject: Re: Integral types and own type definitions (was Re: Suggested method
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Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:42:02 +0000
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On 26/03/2025 18:31, James Kuyper wrote:
> On 3/26/25 05:00, David Brown wrote:
>> On 26/03/2025 00:55, James Kuyper wrote:
> ...
>>> I was born just in time to be taught the New Math in school.
>>
>> These days, of course, kids don't learn about any of this - they just
>> learn how to ask ChatGPT about it from their iPad.
> 
> I'm currently raising two 9-year olds (yes, they were born when I was 56
> - I've been late for almost everything in my life, including my marriage
> - I hope that includes my funeral). They use ChromeBooks supplied by the
> school district, and as far as I know they've made no use of ChatGPT.
> 
> The biggest difference between the way they were taught math and the way
> I was taught is something called a "number bond". The concept emphasizes
> that 6 and 4+2 are the same quantity, so 5 is "bonded" to the
> combination of 4 and 2.

If '5' is bonded to '4+2' then I really have no clue about new maths.

Please say '5' was a typo for '6'!