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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, I'd like to hear some insight from parents and especially parents of older children.  Our oldest is in grade 1 and I have noticed that so many families work on math with their kids at home and that some kids are really advanced in math.  I finished AP Calc BC in high school and my husband finished AP Statistics... I know there is no guarantee that our kids will finish these subjects, but I just never thought math was a big deal and I focused on reading to my kids.  ( I realize my views are tainted by my own experience, having found SAT math so much easier than SAT verbal and in general math subjects easier than the advanced English courses).  Even though I see many kids in my sons class doing higher level math, I am still not compelled to teach my son advanced math.  He is still happily practicing addition and subtraction at home while there are kids who are well into multiplication.

I wonder if my approach will end up biting me as my kid gets older and the math standard seems to be getting higher.  I just assumed our kids will follow math fine.  Of course I would like them to reach their potential, but not at the cost of enjoying their childhood, and certainly not at the cost of other things I'd rather do with my kids with that time.  Any thoughts?  [/quote]

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