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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former math teacher here. Anyone who tells you that 100% in Math in 7th grade is easy don't listen to them. Its an impressive performance. I taught 7th grade at both top and public middle school before switching career to be an actuary. 100% as a final grade is not common.

Congrats to your daughter. [/quote]

This was true in the past but now depending your school, it may not be. If you are in a public school system with low performers and have one of the curriculums like IM etc 100% is an indication of basic executive function. Homework is stamped for completion not accuracy, tests/quizzes are open book and done in groups, finals are projects, and any test questions are intentionally easy. Do a screening at Russian Math or Mathnasium and you’ll see where your kid is actually at AND keep up with math instruction outside the school. It can be Khan academy or something else but chances are very high that the gaps in the poor curriculum will catch up by Calculas.

The second thing that has changed is mental health, anxiety, disruptive classroom and bad teaching, social media fosters anxiety and depression in kids which tanks their performance. Schools are a mess now with disruptive students and bad or overwhelmed teachers. The combination means smart kids that stumble get knocked back down or left to fend for themselves. No one is going to bat an eye in school if a high A student drops to being a B-/C+ student, The school will not care because they have plenty of other A students and for the rest they just want them graduating.[/quote]

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