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[quote=Anonymous]DS is in 6th grade Advanced Math but his 3 and 4th grade sound like what was described as E3 math, except there was no E3 math when he was in 3 and 4 grade and his school is not testing E3 math right now.

3 and 4 grade had all the kids in one math class. Kids who had been tagged for Advanced Math received differentiate instruction but it was no9t done in a group. All the kids heard the material and were allowed to attempt the curriculum. DS and the Advanced Math kids were expected to understand and be able to do that work, the other kids not so much. In 5th grade there was an Advanced Math class that skipped 5th grade math and took 6th grade math.

The 4th grade Teacher explained how it all worked to us and why they did it. It allowed all the kids to be exposed to the material and identified more kids who were ready for Advanced Math in 5th grade. About half of the 6th grade class is in Advanced Math. They took the 6th grade SOL last year and are preparing for the IAAT at the end of February.

I wonder how the kids who are being presented concepts that they don’t understand feel even if they are not graded on those concepts. I was the slow kid in math in school and I know I would have felt like I was stupid because I did not understand what was being presented. I am aware that some kids are fine with not understanding things and letting it go but I am also aware that there are kids like me who will see it as failing even if they are not graded on that material.[/quote]

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