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Anonymous
| I want to tutor my son in Math and have him in regular classes during the rest of the day. We live in MC. Has this been done before? Will I have to fight the Board. I was told by some nonspecific person at the education office that it is not allowed, they didn't even really know what I was asking. However, I plan to keep trying. Has anyone else done it? |
Anonymous
| How old is your son? Would math be at the same time every day? What would he do during normal math time every day? Is there a reason you can't just work with him after school?? |
Anonymous
| Math may not be at the same time every day. That is part of the problem. I would just want him to be in the library or draw or something else at that time. It could be a hassle for the school to have to watch him. I don't want him to have information over load, so I would prefer one Math class. I want to use a different curriculum, and don't want him exposed to Everyday Math. We could not get him into College Gardens Elementary School. I tried saying that his baby sitter lived closer to that school, and they didn't buy it. I hate to make a big deal out of it, but I was hoping to come up with something original to explain to the school board. |
Anonymous
| Do you want him NOT to be in the regular math class? |
Anonymous
| Yes. I do not want him in the regular math class. |
Anonymous
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This just seems way out of line to ask for this in a public school. It would totally disrupt the classroom and make the other kids wonder what is going on with your son.
If you're so worried about him being exposed to the wrong kind of math, I think it's time to spring for private school. Trying to scam your way into another school isn't right either. |
Anonymous
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Please don't use the word scam. Parents do what they have to do.
Private schools all use the ridiculous Everyday Math. |
Anonymous
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Why don't you just tutor your son to augment what he is learning in school?
This plan of yours seem set up to create a really uncomfortable social dynamic for your son, which, imho, can be far more damaging than exposure to any particular math curriculum. |
Anonymous
How about fraud then? "saying" that it's closer to the babysitter is trying to get around the rules, which isn't fair to families who follow them. I know everyone in DC thinks they're special and entitled, but it's really just selfishness. |
Anonymous
| It won't wash |
Anonymous
My kids attend a private school in Montgomery County and they do not use Everyday Math. Also, not all schools in Mont. Cty. use Everyday Math. It's up to the individual school. The alternative is to use the Harcourt series. All MCPS elementary students take the MCPS Unit Assessments. Many times the text that is provided to students does not adequately cover the material that appears on the assessments. All teachers supplement the texts with other resources (some self-created and others from other math resources). You can access the curriculum for any grade-level via the MCPS website. Find out what your kid is expected to master and supplement at home if you feel he does not fully understand the material. Also, the math academic support teacher at the school (as well as the classroom teacher) should be able to provide websites that you and your son can use to reinforce the concepts taught at his grade-level. |
Anonymous
I used the baby sitter excuse and it worked. |
Anonymous
| To use a different curriculum could be too much work for a youngster. The only way that I can see it working is to not do the homework from school. So far, in MC elementary schools, they can not punish you for that unless the child tests poor. No one to my knowledge goes to jail for skipping Math homework. As long as you are following a real curriculum and the child is getting homework or exercises in that other curriculum it should be OK. Try to move your curriculum as closely to the school's, it will be easier on the child. |
Anonymous
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No. The school will not let you do this. It would be disruptive. And, what if they decide to do an integrated math/science unit?
Just tutor your child and be done with it. Try not to torture your child, though. Your kid is young, and you don't know what kind of student he will be yet. Two curricula may be too much pressure. Being singled out may also be too much pressure. An openly scornful parent may also cause stress. |
Anonymous
| Sorry to be naive, but what is Everyday Math and why do people not like it? |