Visitors in our Long-View math classes often inquire about the ages of the children, because it is surprising to see such young children engaged in high-level content. How is it that an 8-year-old can do that?
The answer begins with letting go of developmental constraints previously imposed on young learners. Because our classrooms are multi-age and our instructional planning does not start from an assumption that children can only do as much as a generic textbook says their grade level can accomplish, we move much further and much deeper, traversing some very interesting mathematical terrain…
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