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Students approximate a response to a problem by answering with "ish" at the end
The world is full of “ishing”
Students feel safe to answer
Increases discourse
Builds number sense
“Ishing” answers is not:
A substitute for attending to precision
The same as estimating (in the student mind that is...)
Students don’t like estimating, but the “ish” feels more informal
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