Alternatives to Zearn

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(if you need a touchscreen device and can't afford it, ask DCPS for one)

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Anonymous wrote:Math shouldn’t be done on an app, period. The whole thing is so ridiculous.

If it weren't for the apps, my kids would believe maths is the slowest and most boring subject in school.
Now they know that F2F math is the slowest and most boring subject in school, but math can be exciting and challenging. Of course, that only make F2F appear slower and more boring as the weeks go by. It is what it is. DCPS, please allow for some small group pullouts for the kids who learn a lot faster and are bored.

Then your teachers need to do better. No way should a 5,6,7 or even 9 year old be using computers to learn math. We know their brains do better using concrete things and using real life examples. Our kids will all be wearing glasses by May and end up dumber than ever.

My kids love their math teachers, they just don't learn anything from them.
The age range you use in your reply is too wide to properly apply to your comments.
For 3rd graders and up, I don't know what you could possibly mean by 'concrete things and real life examples' that would be better improvised over a teacher's flimsy internet connection and mediocre webcam compared to a well-produced app with well-produced videos. It's kind of a narrow-minded, backwards, and frankly dumb thing to say.
Sure, the 5 year olds need manipulatives. And they should have received those at the beginning of the year from their school.

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I hate it period.

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For Zearn if you feel like it’s not challenging you can always ask the teacher change the work on zearn so it is. In zearn I can assign where the students need to be or what skills they need to work on. That’s the whole point of blended learning that it is individualized. I have contacted my child’s teacher when it wasn’t challenging and they did.

Also in my class we use iReady Math and my students love it! It doesn’t work on fluency like zearn does.

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Zelenograd mirrors Eureka math very well. We use it as a double dose of the math lessons.

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Beast Academy is fantastic if you want to supplement. It will not exactly match school content, but it provides great enrichment. DC’s math foundation is vastly improved. I can no longer keep up with some of the math puzzles he can solve.

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Greg Tang math

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Anonymous wrote:Our school is using this program. I hate it and think it’s a terrible program for teaching math to 1st grade. There is very little teaching, lots of repetition, easy for kids to make typos and get the wrong answer or guess to get the right one. Are there any other online platforms people recommend? My child is struggling and this program is making things worse.

Who cares if you hate it. Your child should be doing the work not a hovering parent. Get a life.

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Anonymous wrote:Math shouldn’t be done on an app, period. The whole thing is so ridiculous.

Feel sorry for you, your family and especially for your kids. You do understand students were using online programs before the pandemic. An app can teach, reinforce, or even extend a student's learning. It can be customized and prepared just each individual student. With a parent like you, CFSA should be notified of educational neglect.

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Anonymous wrote:Our school is using this program. I hate it and think it’s a terrible program for teaching math to 1st grade. There is very little teaching, lots of repetition, easy for kids to make typos and get the wrong answer or guess to get the right one. Are there any other online platforms people recommend? My child is struggling and this program is making things worse.

Who cares if you hate it. Your child should be doing the work not a hovering parent. Get a life.

Right, because any self-respecting 1st grader takes responsibility for getting all his DL assignments completed.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school is using this program. I hate it and think it’s a terrible program for teaching math to 1st grade. There is very little teaching, lots of repetition, easy for kids to make typos and get the wrong answer or guess to get the right one. Are there any other online platforms people recommend? My child is struggling and this program is making things worse.

Who cares if you hate it. Your child should be doing the work not a hovering parent. Get a life.

Right, because any self-respecting 1st grader takes responsibility for getting all his DL assignments completed.

Your child takes after you. Zearn is an excellent app. If you don't like your child doing it, then use the Eureka books and correct your child's work.

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Anonymous wrote:Our school is using this program. I hate it and think it’s a terrible program for teaching math to 1st grade. There is very little teaching, lots of repetition, easy for kids to make typos and get the wrong answer or guess to get the right one. Are there any other online platforms people recommend? My child is struggling and this program is making things worse.

We used I-ready and Reflex at those ages. We only started using Zearn in 4th grade.

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I didn't know iReady could be use for anything but assessments. Are there many DCPS schools that use is for self-paced work, or does all of DCPS use it for assessment only?

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't know iReady could be use for anything but assessments. Are there many DCPS schools that use is for self-paced work, or does all of DCPS use it for assessment only?

Can't speak for DCPS, but my k son uses I-ready for individual math and literacy instruction at our charter. I believe the older grades use it in addition to other programs.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't know iReady could be use for anything but assessments. Are there many DCPS schools that use is for self-paced work, or does all of DCPS use it for assessment only?

Almost all DCPS schools use i-Ready for formal BOY, MOY, and EOY assessments in math and literacy. The lessons cost money from each school's budget, so some schools invest in the lessons while other schools choose different programs. Hard to know how many schools actually have the lessons and use them.

As a math teacher, the lessons are useful and supplement instruction. It can be used by students who are below grade level for targeted instruction while advanced students can access more challenging lessons.