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[quote=Anonymous]I think that the 2.0 math curriculum is better than the old curriculum -- not necessarily more challenging, but better.

My Math Pathways kid did fine in K. In first grade, they needed to know math facts, but practicing math facts was the parents' responsibility. In second grade, half the class got semi-accelerated, which means that they zipped through material they really needed to spend more time on. In third grade, half the class did fourth grade math, which means they never got third grade math. In fourth grade, my kid got put in sixth/seventh grade math, which means they never got fifth grade math. I spent the summers filling in holes and having the kid do drills.

My 2.0 kid is spending a lot more time doing on the same material. Yes, there's no acceleration until Math 4/5, and sometimes the kid complains. (Which is why we supplement at home.) But when this kid gets to Algebra I in seventh or eighth grade, this kid's understanding of basic math is going to be solid. [/quote]

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