Yu Ying Math?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know what math curriculum Yu Ying uses? Please tell me the asian connection is to Singapore Math (Saxon Math would be okay too). Just not that godawful Everyday (which is why Americans underperform) Math. That curriculum is a disgrace.

[Anonymous]

I bet you could call the school and find out.

[Anonymous]

this year started using Everyday Math. I agree, Yuck.

[Anonymous]

The Asians are fantastic at math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Asians are fantastic at math.

Indeed. Why the... heck? wouldn't a school with an Asian focus choose an excellent Asian math curriculum like Singapore Math? HELP??!!

[Anonymous]

I like EM for struggling kids, but it is not great for the smart ones who don't have outside tutoring to make up for the lack of discipline in the curriculum. It will be interesting to see how Yu Ying is going to prepare kids for Algebra in grades 6+. Many schools get algebra 1 to kids in grade 7 or 8 at the latest, and EM just doesn't cut it for preparing kids at that level. Hopefully they will only use it for the lower grades and then come to their senses. Otherwise I imagine people will abandon ship in middle school so their kids aren't behind their peers (especially anyone moving on to a competitive or private high school).

[Anonymous]

yu yin has an EM specialist to help the teachers. I don't like EM, but knowing they have a specialist puts my mind at ease. My child also gets math instruction at home.

[Anonymous]

I think that EM works well if taught correctly. There are advanced levels within the curriculum for higher performing children. My oldest child used it and is on track to take Algebra in 7th grade.

The biggest criticism I have seen of it is that there is a lot of reading needed to understand the instructions, so children who not at grade level for reading (or ELL children) might struggle with it.

[Anonymous]

anything recent on this?

[Anonymous]

still using everyday math in 2011-12 school year

[Anonymous]

The teachers are still struggling to implement EM. The Chinese teachers seem to teach "normal" math, which helps though. Most parents have to supplement at home to keep kids performing on grade level.

[Anonymous]

Yu Ying uses Everyday Math which, I think, is part of the DC curriculum. I agree that it's yuck. We supplement a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like EM for struggling kids, but it is not great for the smart ones who don't have outside tutoring to make up for the lack of discipline in the curriculum. It will be interesting to see how Yu Ying is going to prepare kids for Algebra in grades 6+. Many schools get algebra 1 to kids in grade 7 or 8 at the latest, and EM just doesn't cut it for preparing kids at that level. Hopefully they will only use it for the lower grades and then come to their senses. Otherwise I imagine people will abandon ship in middle school so their kids aren't behind their peers (especially anyone moving on to a competitive or private high school).

EM doesn't help struggling students either. Most of our fifth graders are using their fingers for simple addition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yu Ying uses Everyday Math which, I think, is part of the DC curriculum. I agree that it's yuck. We supplement a lot.

EM is simply the adopted text. It is not the DCPS curriculum nor does it support the current sequence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Asians are fantastic at math.

that's a stereotype. some asians suck at math. some excel.