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 23. Warming up on Adolescence
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If children all switched to formal operational thought at
the age 12 and no longer needed concrete manipulatives, junior
high school might start to look more like college than elementary
school. Instead, the transition is gradual and often overlooked
in the general chaos of puberty and adolescence. Nevertheless,
what changes in behavior might a teacher look for that reveal
a new kind of readiness for mathematics?
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