I very much enjoyed your talk. There is currently an over-emphasis on "understanding" over procedural fluency, particularly in primary school, when even Year 1 students are expected to explain their answers to solving problems. Most students of this age don't have the language concepts to be able to explain their thinking when doing maths.
Thank you for your comment. I see in your bio that you promoted explicit instruction despite resistance. I'm interested in the resistance you faced. Where was this? How did you overcome the resistance?
I very much enjoyed your talk. There is currently an over-emphasis on "understanding" over procedural fluency, particularly in primary school, when even Year 1 students are expected to explain their answers to solving problems. Most students of this age don't have the language concepts to be able to explain their thinking when doing maths.
Thank you for your comment. I see in your bio that you promoted explicit instruction despite resistance. I'm interested in the resistance you faced. Where was this? How did you overcome the resistance?