gerjanp (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"the only way to multiply is the first method shown in the video" and the beauty of that algorithm is that you can use it on the back of an envelope or a stick in the dirt and you don't need a calculator.

legacycollector2008 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ur behind dude

legacycollector2008 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

dude shes dumb

bokkenknuser (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is the first step to make a country DUMB. Take away math, and replace it with monkeys.

rangervoong (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I rarely reply to videos unless they really piss me off, before I start I would like to say that I'm not criticising the uploader but the content and the women in that vid. I study in England, thank goodness not in America. I just wanted to say that video basically shows how stupid the teaching is. As a child I was encouraged to learn off by heart the times tables up to 12x12 at an early age below 10. the only way to multiply is the first method shown in the video

thewritepassion (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Bravo!

ZeCoolio (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the only thing that kinda makes sense is cluster multiplication, but only in later years after you know normal (the international common one) multiplication

ZeCoolio (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The idea is that if you learn it as a young kid you can skip writing it all and it actually becomes faster. I didn't learn this way but this is what I do most of the time, but in my head.

Validole (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Well, I wish I could say more than sucks to be American right now. By the way: Standard algorithm is good on paper, but if you have to divide large integers without a pen or a calc, then the Cluster(fuck) division is a good method, cause you only really have to memorize three numbers throughout the whole process. We weren't allowed to use calculators 'till 7-th grade. Meaning, I rarely use it for everyday math now. Only some trigonometry and floating point goes through the calculator.

Wwallace67 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Sadly, the foolish new new math has crept in through misguided researchers who do research published in peer reviewed journals lending the air of scientific objectivity to subjectively measured results. Specifically, the research is usually shoddy, subject to confirmation bias. It is hardly ever double blind (the teacher/researcher knows in advnace what she is doing, and often has an idea about what result she wants).