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Excellent question - you formulated the problem clearly, and it will help with figuring it out. First of all, some people use fingers to add throughout their lives - and still get PhDs in math and...
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You are right - the page is at Natural Math! It is a part of the Multiplication Explorers course, that also has fourteen other multiplication activities, like making fractals or more efficient ways of...
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Stacy,Thank you very much for sharing some of your journey, and for everything you do to change the math fate of the next generation! It's the parents who really make the difference. You rock! Out of...
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I know local programs for soroban exist around at different locations around the world. There are several types:The old-time way, where the goal is to be quick and fluent in calculations.Soroban as a...
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Hi Hanne,You are correct. Some people informally translated books into Dutch, but they haven't shared the results (where I can see). Are you interested in seeking other Dutch people? You can also ask...
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Hello,This sounds like a perfect project for a small math circle, where grown-ups help children pursue their curiosity. A search found that the scientists do indeed research this question, for example:...
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It's awesome that you'd like to start a young child math circle! I have seen lovely toddler playgroups ran by parents. If you use FB, we have a group with an active Canada population. I see you are...
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Hello,Glad you enjoyed Camp Logic! I passed your question on to the authors, and here is Mark Saul's reply:~~~The game of hex has not been completely solved. Here are two references to results already...
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Hello,You should have received your download link by email when you ordered in November. You can also log into your Natural Math account and find your poster under this link:...
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I'd say Kumon and Natural Math have complementary goals. Kumon is aimed at drilling technical skills and standard exercises within standard school curriculum. Natural Math is an extracurricular program...
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Thank you for your interest! I am a big fan of Zvonkin's book as well. You might have more success asking in the local parenting/homeschool groups, or maybe our 1001 Circles, if you do Facebook:...
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Glad you are interested! We don't have a student/tutor matching tool yet. You can try two paths. You can ask at a local parent/tutor forum for your area of NY if anyone is doing Natural Math, or...
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Sometimes mistakes do cancel each other out. It's kind of amusing when that happens: wrong math, right answer, haha! The stuff of memes. Not only is that possible, but also...Most people, most of the...
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Thank you for reaching out, neighbor! Our home base is in the Raleigh-Durham area. Natural Math does work with older students, including adult learners. Maker math; emotional support; the sense of...
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People might subsist on very little knowledge. More than a billion adults in the world can't read, let alone do algebra. To be intellectually honest, we learn formal mathematics for reasons other than...
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