“In England, we muddle fluency and problem-solving. We lack a clear conception of how they relate” I think there are two sides of the same coin here. Both fluency and problem solving must include some flexibility. When evaluating, say, 13×18 - 18×3 it is surely more fluent to spot that…

MTmichaelt1979.bsky.socialSep 18, 2024 5:41am

This is really good on how the primary maths curriculum could do less, but better. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

How to fix the primary maths curriculum

‘Phonics’ for maths and more pleasure in the subject should be the aim of the primary maths curriculum, and this is how we achieve it, argue Peter Foulds and David Thomas

…it’s equivalent to 10×18 than to have to hand an algorithm for long multiplication. That’s not to say the algorithm isn’t useful, just that it’s not the end point! I like the @NCETM’s understanding of fluency here…