What happened to number sense?
Technology.
While technology is amazing, and we are only progressing into this category, it could be a factor in stumping our children's education. While I was a kid we didn't have a computer, there were five channels on the television, and imagination was a very powerful tool. Nowadays, every adult has a computer of their own, there are smart phones and tablets. Answers are at our fingertips now. I remember when I was a kid and my mom had us in the car, when she would go through a fast food restaurant she would tell us to come up with the change before she got to the window. I don't know many people that can do math like that anymore, even though it is simple, because of technology. I truly believe that this is hurting our youth, at least to a degree.
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