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[quote=Anonymous]I was educated in India - so I am basing a lot of how I help my kids with school work - on how I was taught.

So - I need a textbook to understand what the kids are learning and how they need to be taught, even in elementary level...even though I have an advanced degree in Math.

If I try and teach Math without a textbook, in my enthusiasm, I will teach them more advanced concepts than they need to know.  Because I may have a degree in Math does not mean I know how to teach and what to teach.   Having a textbook provides me a guideline in how to help.

I have also found the Math Textbooks that I have used till now, are easy to understand and very well written - for both the student and the parent. :-)

The school does not necessarily adheres to the Units sequentially as it is presented in the textbooks (or even the syllabus) - so you need to be aware of that.

I find it amazing that parents will buy workbooks all the time, but balk at buying textbooks.  I personally think that doing the exercises in the textbooks provides ample practice.

So, for the foreign-born moms here, who feel the need for textbooks - go ahead and buy one second-hand from Amazon.com.

Just because things are done a certain way in this country does not necessarily mean that it is the most efficient way.  Being exposed to two cultures mean that we are in the position to pick and choose the best from both the cultures.

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