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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am very disappointed in the level of challenge offered by 4/5 math.  My child is completely bored and I see him being more and more "turned off" by math.  "Oh, it's so boring now, etc."  I think it is a real shame that kids who really love math and have an ability to do more are stuck in this new math curriculum.   (It feels similar to having a very advanced reader who isn't allowed to read books in school, but rather has to simply repeat the ABC's in order to "get the fundamentals down.") 
I have a 5th grader who is grandfathered into the "old" curriculum and he is doing very advanced math b/c he's ready for it.  Kids in this 2.0 curriculum are really getting the shaft.[/quote]

Perhaps you meant to say, "My kid in this 2.0 curriculum is really getting the shaft"? Because the curriculum being bad for one kid doesn't mean it's bad for all kids.
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No, it is more general than that.  Not just my kids.  Perhaps I should say "smart kids, who are very good at math and who would have been given very challenging and interesting work under the old curriculum" are getting the shaft.

When you see what 5th graders (under the old curriculum) are offered in terms of advancement opportunities, etc. and compare that to what 4th graders are offered under the compacted 4/5, there is no comparison.  I don't believe that this year's 4th graders are unworthy of the type of advanced opportunities provided under the old system.  I simply believe they are getting the shaft by arbitrarily being told that 4/5 is the maximum level they can have (whether or not that is enough advancement for them).

I call that a bum deal for the 4th graders.  You may disagree.[/quote]

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