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When asked to solve 56 + 42, a class II child solved it in the following way: 56 + 42 = 50 + 40 + 6 + 2 = 90 + 8 = 98 As a mathematics teacher, what should be your reaction towards the student?
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- 1Appreciate the student for solving the problem using an alternative strategy since it enhances creativity and critical thinking.✓
- 2Direct the student to see how other students have solved the problem and seek their help to solve it in the conventional way.
- 3Scold the student since the process used does not help to learn the standard column method of addition.
- 4Discourage the student from evolving his/her own strategy to solve problems.
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Appreciate the student for solving the problem using an alternative strategy since it enhances creativity and critical thinking.
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