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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Long years ago when I learned carrying and borrowing, we kept the numbers in our heads. I would see a problem set up:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> 242<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>- 163<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A dashed line was below. We knew to borrow 1 from 4 to make 12. 12-3 = 9<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>9 was written in the units column. The 4 was really then a 3 and borrowing 1 from the 2 made 13. 13-6 = 7.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>7 was written in the tens column. The 2 was really a 1 and 1-1 = 0. Since 0 was the leading digit. It wasn’t recorded. A classic Perkins worked well for this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Robert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> PIBE-Division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marianne Denning via PIBE-Division<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 10, 2017 8:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<br><b>Cc:</b> Marianne Denning<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pibe-division] borrowing in subtraction problems with Nemeth code<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yes, it is what I am asking. If the problem is 242 - 163 would you have them use the cancellation marks around the numbers that need to be changed? It just seems like so much work. I have been blind all of my life but did not learn or use Nemeth code in school.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 10:56 PM, Greg Aikens via PIBE-Division <<a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Marianne,<br>I typically only showed my students proper Nemeth code for borrowing so they could understand what is in the textbook. I never had them “cross out” anything using the proper Nemeth symbols when writing their problems. Is this what you are asking or am I missing the mark?<br><br><br>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 10:24 PM, Marianne Denning via PIBE-Division <<a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> Okay, I hate teaching borrowing using proper Nemeth code. It is so complicated. I know the abacus is the best way to accomplish this but what would you suggest in teaching subtraction when borrowing is involved?<br>><br>> --<br>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA<br>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired<br>> <a href="tel:%28513%29%20607-6053">(513) 607-6053</a><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> PIBE-Division mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:PIBE-Division@nfbnet.org">PIBE-Division@nfbnet.org</a><br>> <a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org</a><br>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for PIBE-Division:<br>> <a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/gpaikens%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/gpaikens%40gmail.com</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>PIBE-Division mailing list<br><a href="mailto:PIBE-Division@nfbnet.org">PIBE-Division@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for PIBE-Division:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/marianne%40denningweb.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/marianne%40denningweb.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Marianne Denning, TVI, MA<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(513) 607-6053<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>