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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, they all use Singapore and that’s the problem. It emphasizes things like “number sense” and the “concept” of numbers vs the rote memorization that we learned. Imagine learning how to read by thinking about the letter B for a few years or learning to read music by describing a note in words. Turns out 97 percent of the kids in singapore go to “cram” schools where they learn math the way we were taught and that’s why their math scores are so high. It’s why everyone does Kumon or Russian math outside of school.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, I have not been impressed with my kid’s TT lower/midlle school education, everyone tutors and I don’t think it’s to keep up, it’s because of the quality of the teachers and curriculum. The math is very bad, and I had to teach my kid grammar with amazon workbooks. Just to say, it’s all a crapshoot.[/quote]

Very interesting, would love to know which school

Why is the math so bad? Don’t they all use Singapore math [/quote][/quote]

Eh, my kid is at a TT, had Singapore math with zero supplementation, and she’s a very good math student.  Of course, we didn’t care if she was able to do algebra by 5th grade like some of the tiger parents (the school’s pace was good with us), and she will end up in MV calculus by graduation, which is fine for her goals.  [/quote]

Does her goals involve majoring in math, physics, electrical engineering or comp sci?[/quote]

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