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[b]I know that the teachers don't have much choice in what they teach and how they teach it.[/b]  The problem is that the FCPS math program of studies really abuses the entire concept of estimation.  OP, you'll just have to teach your kids to blindly follow the algorithm that the teacher wants for estimation. [/quote]

That's funny.  The biggest complaint is that teachers don't have a standard curriculum but just make it all up using bad TPT worksheets.  Now they don't have choice in what or how to teach?[/quote]

Sadly, in FCPS they seem to do both.  The teachers must follow the pacing guide and program of studies, which dictates that estimation needs to be taught at a certain time and following a specific algorithm (that throws any number sense and common sense out the window).  But, to teach that unit, they apparently have to do google searches to find crappy worksheets that may or may not perfectly align to the unit.

One of my kids' teachers at least was apologetic about some of the nonsense in the math curriculum, and flat out said that she agreed with us and our kid, but had to teach and evaluate things the specific way that FCPS wanted.  (3rd grade assessment.  Kid was asked which of the following units should be used for the length of a school bus:  inches, feet, yards, miles.  Kid picked feet.  FCPS official answer key said yards.  Aside from sewing and football, who the heck uses yards for anything?).   Other teachers dig in their heels and double down on FCPS stupidity.  I respect the former and not the latter.  [/quote]

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