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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's what I hate about mcps math- it's appallingly slow. My second grader is bored and seems to be doing the same easy worksheet over and over. Teacher says some kids are way behind so she can't move quicker.

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Yes!  My daughter was adding/subtracting in the thousands in 1st (she was put in 2nd grade math.)   My daughter is currently in 1st and she is doing adding/subtracting up to 6 this week.  6!!!!!   She learned that in fours preschool.  They also haven't taught them anything about money.  No learning to tell time.   My daughter knows them both but they haven't been in the curriculum.  She also has no spelling words.  I was told at conferences they don't expect kids in 1st to spell.  Just learn how to write phonetically.   :roll:   The have a small set of word wall words they need to know by the end of the year.  My daughter already knowing how to spell them.  So now what?  Nothing.  Bored to tears.  No enrichment. Sad.[/quote]

And where did your DD learn to add/subtract up to 6?  At home?  Did you teach her? If you did, then it's your fault she's bored at school. You are basically teaching your child math, and then expecting the teacher to keep up with *you*.  No, that's not how public school works. You should just home school.

As for spelling, my DC had spelling tests in 1st grade in MCPS.   Also has them in 2nd.

FWIW, I have one DC in compacted math, and though DC has asked us to teach DC more advanced math, we've held back a bit because there's no need to push DC more and more even if DC wants to.  DC might learn "higher level math", but at this age, DC probably wouldn't retain or have a good understanding of the more advanced concepts even if I teach it to DC.  DC would just learn it by rote, which I don't want DC to do.[/quote]

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