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[quote=Anonymous]I mean, I get it from the teacher's perspective of wanting to be sure the kids understand the concepts properly, but at the elementary school level most math doesn't really need that level of exposition. It'd be preferred if there was a way the kid could demonstrate mastery of the concept and then not be required to continue writing those steps out after that assessment. It feels too one-size-fits-all otherwise and stifles kids joy of learning (or did for me at times). Even in MS math... I remember getting in trouble with my teacher occasionally for writing "trivial" too frequently in my geometry proofs, but that teacher was pretty good about letting me show that I knew it and not making me keep doing it over and over (well past the point where repetition is helpful and instead is harmful).

Do they do subject-type grouping within AAP classrooms so that groups of kids at different levels of math proficiency (or whatever subject area) can move on their own paces?[/quote]

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