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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We think it’s important to stay on a steady, only slightly accelerated path in school and learn to work deeper on that level. It’s not a race.  [/quote]
How are you managing to have your kids work deeper on grade level math in school?  The worksheets my kids are bringing home in AAP math are pretty basic, as are all of the tests and quizzes.  There isn't any "working deeper" happening.  The only thing kids who are ahead can learn in AAP math is how to tolerate boredom and busywork.  [/quote]

It’s not busywork. It’s easy. But it’s an opportunity to show you can work fast and you can work accurately. On some assignments that’s enough. Some teachers give harder problems when a student finishes fast. On other assignments there are ways to go deeper. There is usually a challenge question or even a whole page at the end of a chapter. Encourage your child to show what they know. But I do think it’s important that you encourage 100% effort at all levels. Sometimes a kid can be working on logarithmic functions outside school and in school get a word problem on rates wrong. The latter being far easier. Just because a kid is advanced doesn’t make that rate problem busywork. But honestly, until you hit middle school I wouldn’t complain about school math being easy. The school is laying a foundation. It will ramp up soon enough. [/quote]

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