tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post7526895156059637347..comments2024-03-21T03:54:48.886-04:00Comments on The Elementary Math Maniac: Using Partial Quotients to Teach Long DivisionThe Math Maniachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177173988483052908noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post-62005669236371615622014-12-16T14:41:12.529-05:002014-12-16T14:41:12.529-05:00I am so glad I found this! I teach fourth grade, ...I am so glad I found this! I teach fourth grade, and while I do enjoy the new way of thinking in math, teaching division has stumped me this year. It has been my experience over 25 years, that more students struggle with the algorithm than understand it easily. I think this will really help. AND I was one of those students who struggled. I wish my teachers would have had strategies like this in their arsenal when I was in grade school! :-) Thanks for posting!Ms. Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886642593166036268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post-66448796162463180592014-10-21T20:12:04.598-04:002014-10-21T20:12:04.598-04:00In my opinion as well as my understanding of how t...In my opinion as well as my understanding of how the Common Core testing is supposed to work the goal is to make sure kids have an efficient method for solving division problems as well as strong conceptual understanding. If I felt a kid already had a solid understanding of the traditional algorithm I would not go back and do partial quotients. However, as an adult who was very successful with the old way learning partial quotients has helped me to better estimate quotients and solve quite complicated division problems in my head. The Math Maniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177173988483052908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post-33245667514562021242014-10-21T17:01:57.416-04:002014-10-21T17:01:57.416-04:00I understand how partial quotient helps children w...I understand how partial quotient helps children who have a hard time learning the steps way. What about the students who grasp the "old" way the way we all learned? In testing? Does the new common core testing cover both areas, is there a middle ground for the students who can learn the "old" way or is it only the "new" way? In your experience and opinion?mar936355https://www.blogger.com/profile/03236031854357214130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post-57329304145763295072014-02-24T15:35:58.966-05:002014-02-24T15:35:58.966-05:00Many students can be successful with learning step...Many students can be successful with learning steps to a procedure but some students don't remember the steps because they never really understand what they are doing. This method really uses what they already know about multiplication and builds up from there. Teaching a procedure only works for some kids and does not connect to any previous learning. The Math Maniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177173988483052908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post-57526720874514416512014-02-24T00:17:41.632-05:002014-02-24T00:17:41.632-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.crops4funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14005493831020630955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post-59145230278019780802014-02-24T00:16:08.402-05:002014-02-24T00:16:08.402-05:00What's wrong with teaching them to do it using...What's wrong with teaching them to do it using place value the way I learned in school. My child can do it and get the correct answer in half the steps.<br />crops4funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14005493831020630955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post-44124436005431259462013-12-04T09:59:12.360-05:002013-12-04T09:59:12.360-05:00I would love to show you! I have been getting a l...I would love to show you! I have been getting a lot of emails and questions about partial quotients and will be working on a new blog post that really she's how I teach these ideas in grades 4 and 5. Stay tuned! I hope to have it completed soon!The Math Maniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177173988483052908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post-4408695413872881062013-12-04T09:57:37.480-05:002013-12-04T09:57:37.480-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Math Maniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177173988483052908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post-67861035667675192992013-12-04T09:42:35.921-05:002013-12-04T09:42:35.921-05:00I'm curious to see how you relate the partial ...I'm curious to see how you relate the partial products algorithm to arrays and area models.EllenEmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387089711926045075noreply@blogger.com