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		SoftTalker 81 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Implications of AI to schools Yeah I guess technically that's algebra but at that age it is based on memorization (you just learn that 4 + 5 = 9) and you're not actually using algebra to solve the problem e.g. "subtract 4 from both sides of the equation."

nkrisc 78 days ago [–]

True, and it’s only 2nd grade, but it’s clearly setting the foundation for learning algebra properly.

Of course, when he asked for help with his practice problems I had no idea how they were meant to solve it so I taught him to solve it algebraically.

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