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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issue is ST math doesn't have any word problems.  The SOL uses word problems and so does IXL. So practicing on ST math doesn't do anything to actually help them with the assessment.

ST math is mostly pictures and visuals, and kids spend a lot of time manipulating pictures. It is also very repetitive. It is extremely inefficient and doesn't help improve real math ability.

Also, what's the point of being in a classroom if you're working on a laptop? Can't we get back to paper and pencil.  That's the whole point of being "in class" after all.[/quote]

[b]Paper is not the point of being in class[/b]. Other people is the point of being in class.  Didn't your kid have access to paper during virtual school?

The rest demonstrates such poor understanding of math pedagogy that I can't even respond to it, other than to pray you don't have kids you try to help with their homework.  [/quote]

Jiji over paper and pencil... this is the start of the process for how kids slowly and systematically get left behind in elementary school... children who were once curious, excited, and wanted to be challenged, by middle school are now done, done to the point where they have to get a weekly tutor who will babysit them on their homework because they don't understand how to work with fractions (among other things) and can't do their homework on their own. The process repeats in high school but now with the additional angst and moaning over having to 'perform' (aka showing off their broad portfolio of watered down AP classes) for colleges to admire.

A few pro tips for parents: 1) Ignore the above poster. 2) Ensure your little one uses uses more paper and pencil, critical for young students, and 3) Do not give them too much screen time, it will hurt them more than you can imagine. Let them play, go outside, and otherwise do whatever they want, but not too much screen time in elementary.

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