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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Global competition from kids who work harder than our's.[/quote]

Nope, I don't buy it.  My kids' school day only has 1.5 hours of reading/English and math, the rest is fluff.  [b]1st-3rd grade doesn't need music, art, science (not real science), and social studies EVERY DAY[/b].  If I have to do 1 more diorama, I'll scream.  If they were teaching more reading, writing and math at an early age, we would be globally competitive. [b] Math doesn't even use timed tests or drills anymore to learn math facts, so we do it for an 1-2 hours at home every night[/b].[/quote]
PP here.  I totally disagree with bolded, and yes, kids have more HW now a days because we are lagging academically on the PISA tests.  This is why the curriculum has gotten harder, Kers are now expected to read at the end of K.

I don't know where you live, but I have two kids going ES through MCPS in MD (one now in MS).  They do timed tests in school -- 1 to 2 minute math fact drills.  And learning is not just about the 3 Rs. I'm happy that my kids have a more well rounded education in the early years.  I don't know why you are having to do math at home for 1 to 2 hrs, but something's not right.  My kids would do at most, 5 to 10min of math HW, if even that, from grades 1 to 3.

But I do think year round school would be more beneficial for kids' academics.[/quote]

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