> New math was great (for those continuing in math and science).
SMSG math was utterly confusing.
> Ever try casting out 9's?
Check digits. That's not math...it's magic :)
Then why does casting out 7's work in octal (base 8 for those who took new math)?
Casting out 9's ? I thought that was in only double-deck Canasta ?
SMSG made prefect sense and allowed me to sit in the back of the class reading Heinlein and biographies of U.S. Frontier Explorers.