S/O: Everyday Math vs. Common Core curriculum

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I feel Singapore Math is pretty perfect. For some reason, teachers dont love it. Homeschooling parents love it.

Homeschool mom of 4 here; did not love Singapore at all. Still a believer that more drill is needed in the younger years (although I think they may have added some to the US version after we abandoned it). Now moved on to AOPS.

I cannot believe you say there are not enough drills in Singapore math. Beside the textbook, there is a workbook, then an extra workbook, and the word problems books, these are not enough practice for you? Did you get the whole curriculum?

AOPS is not available for the littler kids.

Perhaps this is why teachers (and homeschool moms with multiple kids to teach) don't love it. Extra practice is not obviously built into the program; it seems supplemental. The regular workbook is not really for practice (it seems to me); it is a tool for assessment by the teacher of whether a child is understanding a particular concept and is ready to move on or whether you need to assign more practice from another book, worksheet, or problems you devise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel Singapore Math is pretty perfect. For some reason, teachers dont love it. Homeschooling parents love it.

Homeschool mom of 4 here; did not love Singapore at all. Still a believer that more drill is needed in the younger years (although I think they may have added some to the US version after we abandoned it). Now moved on to AOPS.

I cannot believe you say there are not enough drills in Singapore math. Beside the textbook, there is a workbook, then an extra workbook, and the word problems books, these are not enough practice for you? Did you get the whole curriculum?

AOPS is not available for the littler kids.

Perhaps this is why teachers (and homeschool moms with multiple kids to teach) don't love it. Extra practice is not obviously built into the program; it seems supplemental. The regular workbook is not really for practice (it seems to me); it is a tool for assessment by the teacher of whether a child is understanding a particular concept and is ready to move on or whether you need to assign more practice from another book, worksheet, or problems you devise.

This does not make any sense. These are not some extraneous workbooks you have to find. Instead of having one big book you have several very skinny ones, but they are all for the same grade. If you buy Singapore Math for grade 1, you get all of it, you don't need to hunt down or devise anything extra.

I get this may be too complicated for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel Singapore Math is pretty perfect. For some reason, teachers dont love it. Homeschooling parents love it.

Homeschool mom of 4 here; did not love Singapore at all. Still a believer that more drill is needed in the younger years (although I think they may have added some to the US version after we abandoned it). Now moved on to AOPS.

I cannot believe you say there are not enough drills in Singapore math. Beside the textbook, there is a workbook, then an extra workbook, and the word problems books, these are not enough practice for you? Did you get the whole curriculum?

AOPS is not available for the littler kids.

Perhaps this is why teachers (and homeschool moms with multiple kids to teach) don't love it. Extra practice is not obviously built into the program; it seems supplemental. The regular workbook is not really for practice (it seems to me); it is a tool for assessment by the teacher of whether a child is understanding a particular concept and is ready to move on or whether you need to assign more practice from another book, worksheet, or problems you devise.

This does not make any sense. These are not some extraneous workbooks you have to find. Instead of having one big book you have several very skinny ones, but they are all for the same grade. If you buy Singapore Math for grade 1, you get all of it, you don't need to hunt down or devise anything extra.

I get this may be too complicated for you.

Not for me. I love Singapore Math. But Singapore Math itself sells 3 things (textbook, brief workbook, and teacher's guide) as the curriculum and all the other workbooks you name as supplements. But your passionate defense of Singapore Math is sweet (if snarky)-- it's awesome, and I recommend the supplementary books even to people not doing SM as extra practice.