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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid in in 5th at Cooper. I wish they had a stronger math program. The humanities curriculum has been great so far. Not sure how things will go for current sixth graders next year. [/quote]

Could you please say more about this? I think a lot of families at HRCS are looking for options precisely because academic rigor is less than desirable. Would be interesting to hear how or why you think the math curriculum falls short.[/quote]

Well, for one thing it's a classical education, you've got reading, the Socratic method, etc. You have a great Latin teacher, English and Geography/Literature classes are strong too. Science and math are the weak links, and it's harder to have students of different abilities in the same math class, so the curriculum is basically a retread of previous years' concepts (per my kid). According to my kid, there are three strong math students in the class, and they are bored. It's not really clear what will happen in second semester and next year, if the remediating works well, the cohort can move forward. I don't think it's likely that there will be an opportunity for advance math anytime soon, just being realistic.

If I could somehow combine the math/science curriculum of BASIS with the Latin approach, that would of course have been ideal. I was pretty sure my kid couldn't handle BASIS, so we opted for Cooper, and overall are very happy, but it's not going to be perfect. Supplementing a bit in math and foreign language outside of school. [/quote]

My DS is in 5th grade at 2nd Street--I'm not surprised to hear this. My DS is on the other end of the spectrum--far behind on math (thanks to COVID/previous teacher and school). The amount of time and resources my DS is receiving to catch up in math is truly astounding and I'm absolutely grateful. The progress he's made in a few months is unbelievable. But I also appreciate that this focus on remediation is at the expense of offering his classmates curriculum at their level. [/quote]

Aww.  I think it's for the best for everyone in the long run, so don't feel bad!  Intense remediation in 5th grade means the 6th grade teachers don't have to stretch across so far a range of abilities.[/quote]

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