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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. So I asked my DC to explain to me how he did it after showing him this question in the report. He said he estimated 854 to 850, and 349 to 350, (i.e rounding both to nearest tens) and that's why he got 500. [b]I told him that's great and that he is correct (and he should not worry about being marked wrong as 600 is a ridiculous estimate when 500 is one of the choices).[/b]

I don't think I have anymore faith left in how math is taught in our schools (never mind it's supposed to be an aap class). I was initially thinking in emailing and asking the teacher but realized it's probably not even their fault at all, as it's auto graded, and there is no point anyways as she couldn't/wouldn't do anything about it. The testing program appears to be called "Horizon Assessment System", so I don't think the teacher even had anything to do with the question. I'm just so glad he logically thought it out and didn't answer something stupid like 600.[/quote]

Telling him that makes you feel better but doesn't really help him.

He's in 3rd grade.  What he learns now is important to him but won't last for a lifetime.  Let his teacher teach him.  If you teach him to ignore what his teacher teaches him, he will consistently answer incorrectly on all of his tests, which might make you feel better but won't help him  [/quote]

No no, don't misunderstand, I did not tell him to go against his teacher. I've consistently told him that he always needs to listen and respect his teacher and answer even if he thinks it's boring (which he definitely does). Also I definitely don't think he answered incorrectly on purpose. He tries to do his best on tests, which is always a good thing. I don't think his teacher taught him that he always HAD to round to hundreds place (if so, then I'm glad it didn't register with him :) I told him that I'm glad he made a thoughtful choice vs relying on anything rote.[/quote]

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