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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I think a book club is very different to teaching your kid math. [b]I don't understand the fear of consulting with the teacher and tapping into their knowledge and skills. It's not about political correctness.[/b] It's about making sure all the kid's teachers/coaches are on the same page when it comes to curriculum and techniques. What's with this 'them and us' attitude?! The teacher wants to work with the kid and with the parents. Why are some parents so against that? Do you think the teacher has some hidden agenda??[/quote]

I once overheard a School Principal tell an elementary school math teacher who coached the school's math olympiaid not to allow a 3rd grader to join the club even though the precocious and brilliant 3rd grader was sitting in the same advanced math classroom as the 5th graders for the entire school year.   I was shocked.  The principal did not know another parent was in an adjoining room and knew the brilliant student referred to.

The student joined the math olympiaid program at another neighboring elementary school to avoid political correctness and bureaucratic agendas though his parents never revealed why their child was doing so.   Why would anyone consult the school math department with attitudes like that.

There is no reason to consult an incompetent math teacher about teaching mathematics.  Absolutely none.[/quote]

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