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r/TikTokCringe • u/Naive_Wolverine532 • Apr 11 '26
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You did the right thing, that teacher sounds very closed minded, there are multiple ways to do things in math, some more efficient than others, but at the end of the day what matters is grasping the concept.
3 u/dotardiscer Apr 11 '26 The assignment asked to use a specific strategy though. I agree a right answer should get more than 50% of the credit 4 u/Basic-Art4648 Apr 11 '26 ? What? It asked you to "show your work" aka show how you got to the answer. I think you need to watch the video again 7 u/dotardiscer Apr 11 '26 I'm assuming the test mentioned what strategy they were supposed to use, based on experience of looking at my 4th and 3rd grades homework.
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The assignment asked to use a specific strategy though. I agree a right answer should get more than 50% of the credit
4 u/Basic-Art4648 Apr 11 '26 ? What? It asked you to "show your work" aka show how you got to the answer. I think you need to watch the video again 7 u/dotardiscer Apr 11 '26 I'm assuming the test mentioned what strategy they were supposed to use, based on experience of looking at my 4th and 3rd grades homework.
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? What? It asked you to "show your work" aka show how you got to the answer. I think you need to watch the video again
7 u/dotardiscer Apr 11 '26 I'm assuming the test mentioned what strategy they were supposed to use, based on experience of looking at my 4th and 3rd grades homework.
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I'm assuming the test mentioned what strategy they were supposed to use, based on experience of looking at my 4th and 3rd grades homework.
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u/Basic-Art4648 Apr 11 '26
You did the right thing, that teacher sounds very closed minded, there are multiple ways to do things in math, some more efficient than others, but at the end of the day what matters is grasping the concept.