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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, they do the math quizzes...but they aren't teaching the math facts in school. And they use crazy strategies to explain the concept, and the strategies are confusing many kids. Just because your kid knows his times tables doesn't mean that his classmates do. It's a real issue the schools are grappling with.

We learned our times tables in second grade. Drilled into us at school (not at kumon or with a tutor). [/quote]

I'm a teacher( not in mcps) and the above is correct. [b]Math facts are not taught in school[/b]. Yes, most classes will have weekly quizzes, but no time in the classroom is spent learning them. [/quote]

That is the decision of your school or your school district. My child in MCPS spent a lot of time on math facts in class. In fact, parents on DCUM complain bitterly about this, because their advanced children already know the math facts and so how come they have to waste their time on this preschool math when they are ready for calculus.[/quote]

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