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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In our district, math acceleration starts in 6th. My middle dc is in 5th and so bored with the math curriculum (though my older dc who is really gifted in math never got bored, so I think part of the issue is with my 5th grader not coping well with boredom)- but I worry if I supplement at home, she will be even more bored in school, because at least now she occasionally learns a new topic/concept. They just spend too long (in her opinion) reviewing the concepts. For those of you with kids that are so ahead by working on math after school- do they not get bored in school? [/quote]

DS was bored at school, which is why we supplemented. We told him that the work at school had to be done because that was what the Teacher assigned and it needs to be completed properly, neatly, and without complaint. He needed to view the material as practice because he needs these skills as advances in math. Practicing now will help make sure he a strong foundation and will help to make learning more advanced math easier.

We told him that while it might be easy for him, he had classmates who were struggling so he needed to remember that and keep his comments about how easy it was to himself. Mentioning how boring it is unintentionally unkind to a kid who is struggling. It makes them feel bad about not understanding the material and he does not want to be unkind. It helped that I have learning issues and found math challenging all through school and I felt stupid because I did not get the material while other kids were loudly discussing how easy it was.

The supplemented work was more interesting and kept him engaged in math while the work at school was repetitive. The other benefit was that the RSM Teachers were clear that they expected answers to be written out and completed on paper. That helped him develop that habit and not focus on mental math so he developed better habits for Algebra and other classes. [/quote]

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