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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter and her classmates in first grade love ST Math.  Many of them have been mentioning it as a highlight of their day in their closing meeting.  Of course it’s only the third day they’ve used it.  Hopefully it stays fun for them.[/quote]

Of course they like it - it is mindless clicking on a crazy penguin. But they also like ice cream for dinner and unlimited movie time. Did you look at it? Do you think it is adding to their understanding of math?[/quote]

Take some time to understand Spatial Temporal reasoning and why ST Math was designed the way it is.  If you think it's "Mindless clicking" you're the one who doesn't understand mathematics or how to develop conceptual understanding.  [/quote]

I am the PP you are responding to. I have a Ph.D., a degree in math, and have taught math at the doctoral level, so I think I know a little bit about math. The problem with ST math isn't the activities themselves, but in the adaptive part - it is either too slow or not working at all. And yes, I know every one of the activities has a purpose, like getting a kid accustomed to using a mouse/trackpad, etc. but they need to progress at a speed and with variety that keeps them engaged, not be so mindlessly repetitive it turns them off. It comes across as designed by a computer programmer who never saw children (and I am sure it was designed by "education specialists".) [/quote]

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