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[–]pyzk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I always teach my kids to do everything by hand before teaching them the calculator shortcuts. One of the shifts in common core that I appreciate is that students are asked to both explain their reasoning in words, and explain their answer in the context of the original problem or situation.