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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are people crying racism here?  Maybe those kids that the teacher perceives as being taught at home happen to be Asian or Russian.  Maybe all the other kids aren't as advanced.  I think people are jumping to conclusions here.

There are several parents around here (both Asian and non Asian) that are teaching their kids at home way beyond what the kids are doing in class because the parents feel that class work isn't rigorous enough, especially math.  And the parents may be teaching the kids math the old way, which is very different from 2.0 math.  In some cases, the kids are probably not ready for such advancement but the parents push.

The teacher may be hearing some of the kids stating "that's not how I learned" type of stuff.  I can see how it might be frustrating for the teacher.  It's hard to explain to a 6 or 7 yr old why we are not going to do it that way, and to break that for now.  Don't worry, eventually, in the upper grades, they do "carry the one".

I have taught my DC how to do math the old, but quick way, but I have emphasized to DC that DC must still know how to do it the way DC is taught at school, and we do review those methods as well.

Parent-teacher conference is coming up.  You could also address it then, too, but a quick reply that you don't teach the kid at home may let the teacher know.  I would try to find out why the teacher thinks this way about your DC.
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I don't get the"Asian or Russian" comment. [b]We are clearly talking about Indian or Idian-Americans here[/b].[/quote]

How is that clear?  I don't see that.[/quote]

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