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Mathematics is Computation.
WHILE THERE IS A LOT OF COMPUTATION IN MATH, IT IS NOT ALL COMPUTATION – SOMETIMES IT IS ANALYZING AND DECIPHERING DATA, PATTERNS, AND LOOKING AT THINGS IN A DIFFERENT WAY

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Math is just memorizing rules.
NO ITS NOT – KNOWING RULES HELPS, BUT THEY CAN BE FIGURED OUT WHEN ASKING @ RATIONALITY & REASONABLENESS

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You are either good at math or bad at math.
NOT TRU – TOOLD TO HELP YOU IMPROVE AND YOU CAN GET BETTER

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Math is just about getting the right answer.

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Math is creative.

yeS IT IS – MULT WAYS TO REPRESENT AND SOLVE
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Math is exploration. AGREE

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There are many ways to problem solve. YES

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Mistakes help our learning. YES, I REITERATE THIS DAILY WITH MY STUDENTS, JUST LIKE THEY LEARNED TO DRESS THEMSELVES, DO HAIR/MAKEUP, SPORTS, ETC