One consequence of being homeschooled during elementary school grades is that the only way I ever learned to do division is "long division."
I do not actually know what the other way to do division is. wtf is short division
i assumed short division was just, memorizing how small numbers divided or something, like wizh multiplication tables. but no, apparently its a whole ozher zhing zhat isnt taught to my knowledge anymore?
we learnt zhis at primary school!!!! we called it zhe Bus Stop Mezhod (cause it looks a bit like a bus stop)
i have no memory of how to do long division now except for like. on polynomials, but i still know how to do zhis one
it takes a lot more mental calculation zhan long division, especially when dividing large numbers, so it is very "conjuring mazhs out of zhin air"
its not unlikely im zhe youngest one in zhis conversation lol
unless its disappeared again in zhe last decade
