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My first grade child's homework sheet asked this question:

Write the numbers 7 - 10 on the lines below. Then circle the number you wrote best.

I started looking into Kumon the next day.[/quote]

I've taught EDM and prefer other programs, but I don't understand this particular piece of critcism.  Practicing number writing is a pretty universal piece of first grade curriculum, and trying something and then going back to evaluate your is a pretty stamdard technique for developing handwriting.

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But this isn't the time for developing handwriting. It is math. Figuring out which number you made prettier doesn't teach you anything about math concepts.

Our DCPS doesn't use EDM. We ran from the charter that did. We came from an out of state school which used it (in TX). I completely judge and administration and teachers who feel that EDM is the curriculum to be used. [/quote]

It would have sufficed to ask them to just write the numbers. Maybe they are getting an exercise in reading and the superlatives too. [/quote]

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