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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was a mix of activities, but at least the teacher wasn't racing through three or four separate lessons since all the kids were on the same level. When all the kids are on the same math level, the teacher can introduce THE CONCEPT to the entire class, then reinforce in small groups if necessary. Go observe your kids math instruction and report back.[/quote]
I have observed my child's math instruction. That is why I am asking what it looked like before. The teacher did not appear to be racing through the material. And frankly, from all the complaints about 2.0 math being too easy, I would not think that racing through the lessons would be the complaint, as long as the supplemental activities are also differentiated (as they are at our school). If the math is so easy, why would you want the teacher spending even more time on it? 
The curriculum and the implementation are two different things. I think the curriculum can be appropriately challenging if implemented properly. OTOH, having full class homogeneous instruction for 2 hours won't help if the curriculum is too easy.[/quote]

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