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[quote=Anonymous]    [quote]We have never depended on the MCPS math curriculum or math teachers (it and they are inadequate). I taught all 3 of my children their multiple times tables before they entered Kindergarten (age 5). I figured if my Dad and Mom taught me (and 4 other sibs) this in the late 1950s; it's the least I can do for my children. It took about 4 months on average for each of them on the 5 min drive in the morning to their kindergarten class. We made a fun game learning the tables forwards and backwards (in reverse) and skipping by 2s, 3s, 7s... forwards and backwards.

Best investment of 5 min in the morning ever.

Lesson 1: If you depend on the MCPS elementary school curriculum and teachers, alone, to teach your children basic mathematics you may be disappointed. We did not let this happen from day 1 with any of our children.[/quote]

[quote]Agree with this poster. You really can't depend on MCPS for everything. I feel it's our job to fill in the gaps. So we use that 5 minutes in the car in the AM for similar things. Except we didn't do the times tables until DD was 6 (not before K like the PP).

Not sure why that one PP was so nasty. [/quote]

Your approach disrupts their world view and they can't take it.[/quote]

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