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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also in general, the curriculum is too easy, especially in math and reading. Even my 1st grader comes home astonished by how easy math is. He says it’s stuff he did in pre-k. Having such an easy curriculum hurts not only the gifted/above average kids but even the bottom half who aren’t really being challenged. It’s sad. [/quote]

It won't get better. My third grader is still bringing home worksheets that focus on reading a thermometer and rounding to the nearest 10 and 100. As far as I can tell they've outsourced all multiplication and division instruction to the iPad. And she's supposed to be in the gifted cluster. [/quote]

She’s probably doing reflex math.
Did you do timed multiplication tests in 3rd grade? I did. That what reflex math on the iPad is - except the teacher doesn’t have to grade them and the app keeps detailed stats to determine when your child can move to the next fact group. It’s actually pretty cool. Maybe you should ask your kid’s teacher how it interacts with the paper curriculum before you bash it. [/quote]

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