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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While it has some really good problem sets and interesting word problems the big issue with Illustrative math is that it does NOT have a student textbook with worked examples. So if your kid is absent, is inattentive, wants to review how to solve the problem, wants to look ahead to see what is coming up and start figuring it out this program is not good. If the teacher is not good at explaining then it is a terrible program because neither the student or the parent can easily figure out how to solve the problems or understand the concept being taught.

Other countries that do well in math like Singapore, Japan, etc. All have student math textbooks with worked examples= sample problems that show how to solve the problem and think about it. [/quote]

IM Algebra student workbook has a summary in every lesson, explaining that lesson. But it's not an in-depth lecture like in a proper textbook.

I don't know about elementary. [/quote]

The summary is extremely wordy without enough actual pictures, color coding and worked examples. I don't understand why this country is so anti-math textbook. There is no way a bright kid could work ahead or figure things out with IM. A traditional textbook you could look at the explanation, look at the worked examples, do the odd problems and check your work in the back of the textbook. [/quote]

Holding everyone back to the same level helps maintain equity.
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It is way worse for low income students, students whose parents don't understand higher math, students whose parents don't pay for enrichment, etc. Look at these two example on proportional relationships. The first one is from illustrative math. It is wordy, difficult to understand without a teacher explaining what to do, and not very engaging visually.
https://curriculum.illustrativemathematics.org/MS/students/2/2/2/index.html

Now look at how a program from Singapore Math called Dimensions explains direct proportion from their textbook:
https://singapore-math.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Samples/sp_dmT7B.pdf

Look at all the worked examples and explanations! In addition to the textbook problems then there is a workbook for students to get plenty of practice. 
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