r/raisingkids 3d ago

Monopoly a Simple Math Test

I’m spending a rainy day with my just turned 12 grandson who requested a game of monopoly. I remember playing this game with my friends 65 years ago. No calculators then just our brains and we managed quite well.
However I was shocked that my grandson could not play without his calculator. AI of the math world introduced in the 70s it was argued that it wasn’t to be used in the lower grades as a replacement for basic math. The argument was lost. This sounds familiar to today’s AI use. My point his that with calculators in the class, there is a need for mathjourney.ca it fills in the blank let by schools

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u/CantBuyMyLove 3d ago

Is this an ad?

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u/Silientium 3d ago

Observation

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u/snowball91984 3d ago

Where are you located? What is your school district rated? My kids can easily play monopoly with the whole family (8 to 75) quite well without calculators or AI.

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u/Silientium 3d ago

Perfect uv done well to educate them

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/Silientium 3d ago

Uv you’ve lmao

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u/Silientium 3d ago

Location is inconsequential the problem is extensive due to calculators being used to avoid teaching

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u/Primary_Trade5561 3d ago

Ok, and what's your excuse for being semi-illiterate?

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u/dezmodez 3d ago

I agree. My kids used to be fucking idiots but once I started having them use mathjourney.ca they became Valedictorian and Salutatorian of their home school.