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manhookcardoor posted...

Why? I think learning a natural instinct about numbers can be helpful in understanding math and why it works. I sort of tought myself common core on my own as a way to get answers quicker. As a kid.

Because simply put, not everyones brain works that way. To me, breaking a problem down like that makes it more complex and daunting. For me, looking at a problem as a counting machine makes way more sense. Essentially, the visual method (4+4 = 5+3 = 6+2 = 7+1 = 8+0 = 8). It is also something that can easily scale up when talking about bigger problems.

Now am I going to look at that and go "Everyone should learn math that way"? No, or course not. And that is my point. It works for ME, not everyone. Common Core works for YOU, not everyone.