If you think it's crazy answer say yes and why or if you think I should learn it enter no and explain why.
2007-01-02 01:14:32 · 10 answers · asked by redtootsie 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Be thankful that you have a teacher who can do it themselves... lots of kids have math teachers that aren't capable of anything without a calculator.
Also, in response to an answer above, it is not a redundant skill to be able to do division by more than a single-digit number. It is called USING YOUR BRAIN. Most people do not exercise their brain enough, and saying that we have calculators to do it for us is just plain lazy. Do you want to breed a generation of ignorami?
2007-01-02 04:08:10 · answer #1 · answered by rosbif 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a math teacher of 17 years I feel 6 digit dividing is ridiculous. You know darn well people would use a calculator in 'Real Life"
2007-01-05 13:26:11 · answer #2 · answered by apark3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean dividing by 6 digit numbers or dividing 6 digit numbers by smaller numbers? Either way - I will give you a serious answer from a math teacher's perspective. Current experts in the field of math have determined that learning to divide by more than a one digit divisor is a "dead" skill. With current calculators and the unlikelihood that you will ever in life have a need to divide 356,789 by 765 - it is time wasted in the classroom. It IS important that you be able to estimate and that you have a clear idea of the concept of division - but that can be taught dividing by one digit. It is also important that you learn to divide by the "partial quotients" method of division - not just by learning a rote process. ( You will have to ask your math teacher to explain this to you) I am sure your math teacher has good intentions but maybe is just hesitant to change or has not kept up with the current research and changes in mathematics.
2007-01-02 01:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by arkiemom 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Does that mean that young people will actually be able to multiply and divide and the rest again?! Grrrrreat!! Stood for 5 mins in Boots last year while 2 teenage boy assistants tied their brains in knots trying to work out a refund with deductions which I figured as I got out my purse (ageing 49 year-old).
Teacher must be a bit of a sadist though at 6-digit level!
2007-01-02 01:23:29 · answer #4 · answered by Serendipity 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The number of digits you divide is not relevant. The process is. Once you master the basics of division, you can divide numbers of any length. Your teacher wants you to learn that process; and even if you go through the rest of your life using a calculator to divide numbers; you will still benefit by understanding the process.
2007-01-02 02:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by Ken D 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm sure it's a pain in the as.s, but it is good for the brain. I'm sure that in the future you will use a calculator to do such a problem, but it is important to get the skills down first before you reach for the calculator. Too many people don't know how to do even the basic math skills well, and your teacher is making sure that you are not one of those people by giving you enough practice in the classroom.
2007-01-02 19:05:03 · answer #6 · answered by Jack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide, no matter how large or small the numbers are!
2007-01-02 01:17:55 · answer #7 · answered by kja63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
6 digits??? Oh.my.GOD!! Life is soooooo unfair.... you must be sweating at this stage. Or maybe you actually had to think.... no doubt you would be better off working in a freaking mine.
2007-01-02 02:54:40 · answer #8 · answered by koala 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sounds like you have a good teacher - learn it and be a better person
2007-01-02 01:22:43 · answer #9 · answered by Ivanhoe Fats 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.Learn it. Math gets much harder.
2007-01-02 01:17:35 · answer #10 · answered by redwidow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋