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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]EDM will help your child develop true number sense and flexible thinking--what real mathematicians have.  Feel free to supplement with more traditional methods and anything that helps your child develop automaticity with math facts--EDM never says not to do this.  My child had EDM through elementary, then switched over to more 'traditional' approaches.  Never had supplementation and is soaring in math.  It's a marathon, not a sprint.  Sometimes I miss some of the exploration my child had with EDM.  Math should not just be a slog or memorizing algorithms with no sense of 'why' they work.   Let your child enjoy this time and supplement as needed.[/quote]

Why do people think that curricula like Singapore have NO "exploration"? Take a look at the books before the assumptions. Anyway, elementary math should not have too much time devoted to exploration since there is little room for that. 
Also, your child might have been better at math had a traditional curriculum been used.[/quote]

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