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This is why homeschooling is so much better.  A child shouldn't learn math facts before K and then have to "relearn" them with kids in 1st.  My child has a 3 minute timed math sheet.  There is only 30 problems on it.  Each week, he comes home with a 30/30 and vast pictures on the back.  It looks like 1 minute spent on sheet and 2 minutes on coloring.  Why not just give him a sheet that takes him 3 minutes to do 30 problems instead?  When asked, I was told it was detrimental to the other kids to move some kids too far.  So dumbed-down math he will continue until compact math.  If I had the money I would homeschool.  [/quote]
I think your issue is a teacher issue TBH.  I am PP who stated my kids would get harder worksheets than other kids.  Sure, sometimes, they'd finish it before the 1min, but they don't *always* have to be challenged.  [b]They like  to read after they finish their worksheets.[/b][/quote]

That is all smart kids do in ALL grades with 2.0.   Finish quickly and sit at their desk and read a book. [b] I think my kids spend about 1 hour a day doing anything of substance.  So yes, I would do anything for my kids to be challenged.[/b]  [/quote]

How do you know they spend just an hour of any substance?  And sometimes, doing a worksheet, even an easy one, can have some benefit,  like doing review work.   Review work reinforces what you've learned, like HW.    These are 1st/2nd graders we're talking about here.  Do ES kids have to be challenged *all* the time?  I think that's crazy.[/quote]

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