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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PISA test results and NAEP test results show the US is not very effective at teaching math.

As OP notes, a frequent issue with US math instruction is lack of sufficient practice to really master math skills.

Reinforcement or supplementing for math is common, but not universal, both in local public schools and in local private schools.

At the usual math tutoring centers I see car stickers from all of the top local privates and can watch students get in/out of those cars. Some other families do this at home with a parent overseeing the reinforcement / supplement. No doubt some small percentage of students are naturally gifted in math.

What also is common (at least locally) is for students and families to avoid letting on that such supplementing is happening outside school.
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Yes, not enough repetition. But also, not enough recall (in the form of tests and quizzes) because testing has fallen out of favor. Also no more textbooks, which makes it a struggle for a parent to help with homework and adds a layer of executive functioning stress. [/quote]

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