“Because we do so much multi-step problem solving, and we’re doing two-step word problems, if they’re spending 10-15 minutes trying to figure out what 9x7 is, they’re doing a lot of extra work, or ...

Addie Podliska and Rafael Ochoa, two fourth-grade students in the Ottumwa Community School District, were recently honored as National Math Stars for their work last year.

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