In Thai schools 12 PLUS 8 equals FOUR

In Thai schools 12 PLUS 8 equals FOUR: If Joy picked 12 mangoes and Joe picked eight more mangoes more than she did, how many mangoes did Joe pick? Conventional wisdom would suggest the answer is “20”, but for one first-grade math teacher somewhere in Thailand, the correct calculation is four. A woman posting on … Continue reading In Thai schools 12 PLUS 8 equals FOUR