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Reply to "Does your child find public school math homework too easy? "
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't say "too easy" because I never had a specific expectation for how difficult school should be, but so far my kids have found their schoolwork to be mostly easy. I don't consider this a problem, and tend to think it is good or at worst simply a neutral fact.[/quote] If you do some reading on neurology and brain development, it is a bad thing for children's brains not to be at least marginally challenged. You don't want it to be all-consuming stress, but there's some research that indicates brains that aren't challenged actually lose the ability to develop new neural pathways, have less elasticity, and are less able to learn effectively in higher grades. You always want to ensure your children are being challenged on at least 15 - 25% of their work, regardless of how naturally smart they are. [/quote]
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