2nd grade Math homework level high - no instruction in class

[Anonymous]

DS is in 2nd grade and is coming home with homework, that is clearly above that outlined in 2.0. In fact many of the worksheets are from Singapore math workbooks from a year or two ahead that I've browsed. Although I am happy to see challenging work, DS says that this wasn't covered in class and can't work independently on it. So although i spend a significant amount of time going over multiplication word problems and three digit subtraction with regrouping.
Am I or DS missing something? The work also has no flow - ie the topics don't progress in a sequential manner, or are a higher level of what is supposedly being done in class.

[Anonymous]

Ask the teacher

[Anonymous]

I agree -- e-mail the teacher and ask.

[Anonymous]

I have and the teacher was vague saying that part of the class was getting on grade work and the one she felt capable she was giving them third grade enrichment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have and the teacher was vague saying that part of the class was getting on grade work and the one she felt capable she was giving them third grade enrichment.

Ask for specific resources, links, classroom instruction sheets .
Keep on her, I did this lady year and the teacher was good about scanning things and sending links.
Try symbaloo online as well

[Anonymous]

DD is in third grade, and getting the enriched math. It does not appear to relate to the regular class work at all. Some of it is ridiculously far ahead. There is no classroom instruction on it before hand. They discuss it later to see what strategies the kids used to try to figure it out.

[Anonymous]

I was ranting about this a few weeks ago.
This is the sop that MCPS has concocted to try to silence critics of last year's absence of acceleration under 2.0.
It's nonsense of course, and not true acceleration since the material is not being taught formally by the teacher.
Children and parents are being left to fend for themselves while MCPS takes credit for differentiated instruction.

Hopefully as many parents as possible will see through this and demand real enrichment. At our first PTA meeting, I know the Principal, as well as attending teachers, got an earful about it.

[Anonymous]

Op here. I agree that is very likely a feeble attempt at showing parents that 2.0 offers enrichment. I would rather they just have him simple homework he could finish on 4 mins and have time for systematic afterschool math that I could do, so he would actually learn somethig

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have and the teacher was vague saying that part of the class was getting on grade work and the one she felt capable she was giving them third grade enrichment.

Dear Teacher,

Thank you for your response. I am happy to see challenging work. But could you possibly point me to some resources to help my son? He often comes home saying that the topics weren't covered in class and so he can't work independently on the worksheets. Also, are the topics progressing in a sequential manner, or are they a higher level of what is being done in class? I am grateful for any help or guidance you can provide!

Signed,
the OP