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For questions about the mathematical education in the first years in school (ages approx. 5-10).

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Is there a virtue to learning how to compute by hand?

By hand =/= in your head. Having some faculty for mental arithmetic is good. Having a fluency for deconstructing a 'problem' into basic mathematical operations is pretty essential. However many peo …
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