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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, all CES are focused on reading and writing?  Why?[/quote]

Because the CES program is officially humanities-based, with a special curriculum.  The math (including compacted math) and science curricula are the same as at other elementary schools (officially, anyway, although perhaps some CES teachers include additional challenges or projects). [/quote]

At our CES, the material is exactly the same for science and compacted math.  As a matter of fact, sometimes the general ed and CES kids have science together.[/quote]

OP here. I never knew that. I guess I thought the entire curriculum was “advanced”. [/quote]

I found that at our CES, compacted math 4/5 was very minimal.  I rarely saw DD come home with any homework.  I was surprise.  Maybe 5x the entire year.  There were projects that they did but it's super easy like doing a recipe mix, and calculating area of a house.  Once in a blue moon, they'd do a quick math game but seriously nothing we hadn't done with our own kids for fun.  There is also sudokus and ken-kens given by our center teacher but those are not "math" in my opinion, and it was optional.  I heard some kids found an app and plugged it in to find the answers.  In 5th this year, they do cubesats which is also done at our local ES.  So no, nothing significantly.[/quote]

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