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[quote=Anonymous]Former K teacher here.   Yes - beginning of the year math is redundant and “boring.”  But when kids are coming from vastly different preschools/daycares, the teacher is just trying to find out where everyone is.  Although your child may have been counting to 200 in PK4- it might be totally new for another student.   In a classroom there is a lot more variation that teachers can do to meet each child where they are, but DL is a lot harder to do that.   I’ve noticed across grade levels many parents are complaining - specifically about math.  The PP who posted that students are usually 1-2 years behind where parents think they should be. AND the pp who said Europe approaches math much differently are both 100% correct.    Plus, the first 6 weeks is always review.  Even in upper grades.  So yes, it will seem “boring” or below most students level.  Our principal specifically said no new content for the first 6 weeks, and that is usually the standard.  Especially this year when the summer slide was probably more significant.

Give the curriculum and teachers time to advance.  For every student who this is totally boring and redundant- there is another student who totally
Missed the entire concept last year and is getting skill for the first time.  [/quote]

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