re: It's way past time to overhaul our education system

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I think a lot of parents think "why learn to work it 3 different ways, when 1 will suffice." But it's to help build conceptual understanding.

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I don't have a problem building conceptual understanding. But facts have to precede the conceptual. And when 30% of your kids are at grade level proficiency in math, they need less conceptual and more facts.