how slowly is math in your child's ES moving now under 2.0 for K-2nd graders?

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You sound bitter that some people are not unhappy with the math curriculum.

[Anonymous]

I think it is true that some parents complain about the math curriculum because the like to think there kids are advanced.

However, there ARE kids that are off the charts good at math and from what I am seeing these kids are not being accommodated especially in the early grades. There are kids in my son's fourth grade compacted math class at the HGC that are apparently scoring 260+ on MAP-M . My child scored in high 250s. I am not sure if this is true or not but I read that a child should be taught at the grade for which they are in the 90% range. So a high 250 score is 8th grade math. These kids don't need skipping now, they needed more challenge from the start.

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My daughter is in Algebra 2 Honors in 8th grade and is still getting A's. We left public because they slowed down the track. It was extremely boring to her and they were not going to let her go to Algebra 1 in 6th grade. I am glad we made the change.

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Anonymous wrote:What math? My child is learning to count to a 100 in K. Something she learned 2 years ago in preschool. Very very boring!

There are some Kers who don't know how to count to 100 when entering K. There are some kids that didn't go to preschool. Isn't it great that your's and mine did?

Yes, realize what public school is. Teaching the poor and illegal to catch up and giving the caught-up kids busy work. Once you understand that and can challenge at home, the less stressed you will be. If you want preschool-type teaching/learning, you need to go to private or Montessori school.

LOL. So you think the only kids that don't know how to count to 100 when entering K are illegals?

And the poor.

well damn those poor people for ruining your public education experience...

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in Algebra 2 Honors in 8th grade and is still getting A's. We left public because they slowed down the track. It was extremely boring to her and they were not going to let her go to Algebra 1 in 6th grade. I am glad we made the change.

My daughter will be in Albegra 2 in 8th grade (not in a magnet program or W school either). The track is still there. She is in 7 now.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in Algebra 2 Honors in 8th grade and is still getting A's. We left public because they slowed down the track. It was extremely boring to her and they were not going to let her go to Algebra 1 in 6th grade. I am glad we made the change.

My daughter will be in Albegra 2 in 8th grade (not in a magnet program or W school either). The track is still there. She is in 7 now.

That track was taken away. You are no longer allowed to take Algebra 1 in 6th grade. 7th grade is the earliest to take Algebra 1 so the earliest you can take Algebra II is in 9th grade.

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Anonymous wrote:What math? My child is learning to count to a 100 in K. Something she learned 2 years ago in preschool. Very very boring!

There are some Kers who don't know how to count to 100 when entering K. There are some kids that didn't go to preschool. Isn't it great that your's and mine did?

Yes, realize what public school is. Teaching the poor and illegal to catch up and giving the caught-up kids busy work. Once you understand that and can challenge at home, the less stressed you will be. If you want preschool-type teaching/learning, you need to go to private or Montessori school.

LOL. So you think the only kids that don't know how to count to 100 when entering K are illegals?

And the poor.

well damn those poor people for ruining your public education experience...

No one said they are ruining anything but the expectation is clearly shown that there are many kids with low tests scores in public schools. Many kids who can not even speak English when they start. Those kids get more time with the teacher. The kids that understand and are above grade level get more busy work, especially in lower grades. That is how the system works. Many people go into public school thinking their advanced kid will get the same attention as preschool. Will get work above their level, be challenged. They don't seem to realize that 25-26 kids to 1 teacher and varying levels of skill, on top of a strutted 2.0 curriculum will never give you the preschool or private school experience. Once you accept that, public is much easier to deal with.

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Anonymous wrote:2nd Grader is complaining about measurement topic that began at beginning of q3. DC gets it, is bored of measuring and is not amused by measurement oriented word problems like, "what is the difference between the length of the square and the length of the rectangle?" DC said "Ugh, why can't we just do regular math?!"

The word problems are not there to amuse your child.

And it's a good question. Does your child know the answer?

PP with the 2nd Grader, here. Someone was asking how slow the math is moving, and I was providing my child's perspective. I was not necessarily endorsing DC's opinion, nor did I tell Snowflake that "you are too good for this math." I told DC that measurement is an important real-life skill, gave her an example, and also said that repetition helps people learn, and she should do what the teacher requests.

But, since you asked, yes, DC measured the lengths correctly, wrote out the subtraction equation and provided the difference. This particular unit is really not challenging for my DC.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in Algebra 2 Honors in 8th grade and is still getting A's. We left public because they slowed down the track. It was extremely boring to her and they were not going to let her go to Algebra 1 in 6th grade. I am glad we made the change.

My daughter will be in Albegra 2 in 8th grade (not in a magnet program or W school either). The track is still there. She is in 7 now.

Not true. Track removed. IM is the highest you can take in 6th grade now.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in Algebra 2 Honors in 8th grade and is still getting A's. We left public because they slowed down the track. It was extremely boring to her and they were not going to let her go to Algebra 1 in 6th grade. I am glad we made the change.

My daughter will be in Albegra 2 in 8th grade (not in a magnet program or W school either). The track is still there. She is in 7 now.

Not true. Track removed. IM is the highest you can take in 6th grade now.

There are currently sixth-graders in Algebra I, and I think it's likely that there will continue to be sixth-graders in Algebra I. Just not very many, and as special cases rather than a formal track.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in Algebra 2 Honors in 8th grade and is still getting A's. We left public because they slowed down the track. It was extremely boring to her and they were not going to let her go to Algebra 1 in 6th grade. I am glad we made the change.

My daughter will be in Albegra 2 in 8th grade (not in a magnet program or W school either). The track is still there. She is in 7 now.

Not true. Track removed. IM is the highest you can take in 6th grade now.

There are currently sixth-graders in Algebra I, and I think it's likely that there will continue to be sixth-graders in Algebra I. Just not very many, and as special cases rather than a formal track.

Next year's 6th graders will not be allowed to take Algebra in any middle school.

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Anonymous wrote:My 1st grader has brought home problems such as:

12-3=5+z

I actually thought that was pretty sophisticated for 1st grade, but I don't have any memories of the types of problems I worked on when I was 6/7.

Agreed. And DD really struggled with it.

I'm the one who posted this problem. My dd didn't struggle too hard with it, luckily, she has a math brain. I actually think that all the "there are 42 ways to solve 12+5" has helped her do math problems in her head. Or maybe she's just smart like her dad

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in Algebra 2 Honors in 8th grade and is still getting A's. We left public because they slowed down the track. It was extremely boring to her and they were not going to let her go to Algebra 1 in 6th grade. I am glad we made the change.

My daughter will be in Albegra 2 in 8th grade (not in a magnet program or W school either). The track is still there. She is in 7 now.

Not true. Track removed. IM is the highest you can take in 6th grade now.

There are currently sixth-graders in Algebra I, and I think it's likely that there will continue to be sixth-graders in Algebra I. Just not very many, and as special cases rather than a formal track.

Next year's 6th graders will not be allowed to take Algebra in any middle school.

How do you know this?

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in Algebra 2 Honors in 8th grade and is still getting A's. We left public because they slowed down the track. It was extremely boring to her and they were not going to let her go to Algebra 1 in 6th grade. I am glad we made the change.

My daughter will be in Albegra 2 in 8th grade (not in a magnet program or W school either). The track is still there. She is in 7 now.

Not true. Track removed. IM is the highest you can take in 6th grade now.

There are currently sixth-graders in Algebra I, and I think it's likely that there will continue to be sixth-graders in Algebra I. Just not very many, and as special cases rather than a formal track.

Next year's 6th graders will not be allowed to take Algebra in any middle school.

How do you know this?

I suppose it could change but this is according to my 5th grader's compacted math teacher. She had to fill out forms for middle school placement and this is what she has been told by the district.

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Anonymous wrote:My 1st grader has brought home problems such as:

12-3=5+z

I actually thought that was pretty sophisticated for 1st grade, but I don't have any memories of the types of problems I worked on when I was 6/7.

Agreed. And DD really struggled with it.

I'm the one who posted this problem. My dd didn't struggle too hard with it, luckily, she has a math brain. I actually think that all the "there are 42 ways to solve 12+5" has helped her do math problems in her head. Or maybe she's just smart like her dad

I agree. When I first encountered the make-ten approach for mental math (for example, 63 + 15 = 63 + 7 + 8 = 70 + 8 = 78), I thought that nobody would ever do that, but then my second-grader actually did do that. And actually my second-grader was much better at mental math than my pre-2.0, accelerated kid at the same age.