When do kids learn multiplication in school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, my mcps kids will never learn math "the right way." Sigh.


Pre-2.0 my kids learned a very odd (to me) method of multi-digit multiplicaction. All kinds of diagnal calculations. Drove me a bit crazy but it worked for her and she is in algebra now and mulitplies just fine. I don;t think there is a "right way"

Yes. Which is what math is all about, actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, my mcps kids will never learn math "the right way." Sigh.


Pre-2.0 my kids learned a very odd (to me) method of multi-digit multiplicaction. All kinds of diagnal calculations. Drove me a bit crazy but it worked for her and she is in algebra now and mulitplies just fine. I don;t think there is a "right way"

Yes. Which is what math is all about, actually.

No. There is a right answer. But there may be many different ways to get to the right answer.

[Anonymous]

Pp, you are hilarious! Completely out of touch with reality (as you pass judgment from the safety of your bubble), but hilarious

Not all of us have the financial wherewithal to send our kids to private school...especially those of us with more than a couple kids. It's just not possible. You see, we already don't live in a McMansion, or have a cleaning service or lawn service, or drive fancy cars, or take fancy vacations, etc. So there's no magic way to come up with money for private school. Period.

So, we supplement at home...and it's exhausting. And it's not sufficient.

How much supplementing are you doing at home that it's that exhausting and still not enough?? Maybe you need to reexamine your family-school-life balance priorities. Or just get a workbook or sign up for online teaching and set aside an hour after daycare where your kids have to study while you have time to get your stuff done and aren't exhausted. Or hire a high school student to ride herd on them and keep them working.

[Anonymous]

My kids learned in 2nd grade (but they were in an advanced 3rd grade math class).