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Hey there, it's Debbie.

Today's episode is a special re-release of a favorite conversation from the archives.

Unless you're a long time listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't heard this one before.

And even if you have, you just might get something completely different from it this time around.

They get this notion of perfection starting around third grade with those timed math tests that they believe oh this is what a good math student does they do it quickly and perfectly and that is the furthest thing from the truth.

We're searching to make students great problem solvers,

the ability to estimate when they're correct

and to persevere through something when it's hard.

Those are skills I think all of us could agree on a

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