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It is not uncommon for high school math departments to be more on the traditional side. I think one of the keys is ensuring that they know that what they are doing isnt “wrong”, but rather maybe it is just too quick. Let’s toss that inquiry / investigative experience in there first and allow students to do more of the thinking! 🙂
Good luck as you move forward with this discussion!