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Don't forget that kids don't even learn about money until 2nd grade. Nothing until 2nd grade!  So if your 4-7yr old wants to buy something with their own money, you better wait until the curriculum starts in 2nd grade so they know what a dime, quarter, and dollar mean.  LOL[/quote]

Ridiculous! [/quote]

What's ridiculous?[/quote]

That children are not taught to use/count coins until second grade! [/quote]

Why is that ridiculous?[/quote]
I'll bite.  Because there's more than one way to learn.  Some people pick math up much more quickly dealing with money than they do studying place value.  In theory you need to have a [i]deep understanding[/i] of place value to understand money, yet you can send a four-year-old to a snack bar with $2 and they know if they've been short changed.  Sometimes you need to understand to do, sometimes you need experience to understand.  The current curriculum has no regard for the latter.[/quote]

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