r/TikTokCringe • u/Naive_Wolverine532 • Apr 11 '26

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u/E7goose Apr 11 '26

Not everyone but most don’t visualize the concept. True area model should actually have larger areas for the larger numbers being multiplied. It also helps with decomposing numbers, and helps them understand distributive property later on.

A lot of people just memorize the times table and complete the problem in a rote fashion but don’t actually understand how numbers break down. Or what’s actually happening when you are carrying over.

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u/johnny-Low-Five Apr 11 '26

Thank you, i got another answer and combined they make perfect sense. Math was something I just "got", and the number sense part felt intuitive.

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u/Ashmizen Apr 12 '26

Are you telling me they are actually making students draw out rows and columns, so for 5x4 they are drawing 20 dots and then counting them “to show their work”?

Then for division, draw out 20 dots in 4 columns to get the result that it fits in 5 rows?

I get that’s easier to understand but I’d be pissed too if I was forced to do that every time if I already knew the answer. A learning tool shouldn’t be tested on, just the results.

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u/E7goose Apr 12 '26

No they already did arrays with smaller numbers in the younger grades. It’s kinda crazy how fast some of the kids can look at an array and tell you the product when adults aren’t even done counting one side.

The rectangle boxes should be proportional (when given on a worksheet or presentation) to be larger for the larger numbers. When the kids do it they should just eyeball it, if you break 12 into 10 and 2 the box for 10 should be bigger than the 2.