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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is about parental expectations.  I like that it is the same thing as the other 4th graders, just at a faster pace.  I like the common core and the insistence that kids must understand things deeper.  I am not for pushing kids to do concepts that they can solve, but they do not understand and are not sure how to apply to different situations.

I have a 4th and a 5th grader so I know both systems.  There was/is a lot of "push" in the math 6 class, but my 4th grader is the one that can explain.

Again, though, I believe in the curriculum and am not one to complain.[/quote]

That is my experience too. Older child was accelerated (skipped two years), and can do the math, but there were holes. Namely, the stuff in in the skipped years. I've had to supplement at home to fill in the holes.

Younger child is in 2.0 and can explain everything. I'm supplementing because the child is ready for more.

I would much rather supplement because the child is ready for more than supplement to fill in the holes.[/quote]

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