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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids in gifted classes, if truly gifted, often do not know how to study or check work. Things come easy until the devil is in the details. I know. My story. [/quote]

A truly gifted third grader should not NEED to study or check work for a third grade gifted class.

Do some of you folks even hear yourselves?[/quote]

My kid who is really strong in math learned to write out his work and check it because it was what was expected. It is a skill that kids will need as they get into higher math. It helped that my kid loved math competitions and the math competition teacher required that the kids show all of their work. This reinforced the importance of writing out your work.

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That’s great, but has absolutely nothing to do with the comment to which you replied.[/quote]

The response was to a post that said “a truly gifted third grader should not NEED to study or check work.” Writing out your answers is a part of checking your work and is something that a third grader should be doing, gifted or not. A gifted child, or just a smart [b]kid who grasps math easily, needs to learn proper study skills. For math that means writing out the answer even when you can do it in your head. [/b]This practice, which a lot of kids and parents seem to think is unnecessary, was reinforced in a math competition class because the teacher in that class knew that the kids in the class didn’t see the point in writing out or checking their answers.

Too many people think that students shouldn’t have to write out answers when they can do the math in their head. [b]This creates issues later because kids have not developed good study skills that follow them into higher math classes.[/b]

For the OP, if her son writes out the answers, like they are supposed to, they are less likely to make mental math mistakes. That is why the parent needs to work with the child on how they are approaching the subject.[/quote]o

Bolded is just your opinion.

But no, not showing your work (for work that doesn’t need to be shown) won’t create issues later in life for “truly gifted” children.  Gifted children (heck, even just above average children) can start showing their work when and if it’s necessary, and it’s not a hardship for them to learn how.  Why?  Because it’s incredibly easy!

If your kid needs years of practice to do something so basic then they’re OBVIOUSLY not gifted.  Give me a break.[/quote]

[b]I don’t believe I said my kid is gifted,[/b] he loves math and participates in math competitions. His math competition teachers disagrees with you and require the kids show their work on their problems. They have all done this since 4th grade. There is a reason for that. If you think that they are wrong, that is fine, but I am going to trust that they know what they are doing.

He didn’t need to write out his answers to get them correct in third or fourth grade. His teachers wanted him and everyone in the class to be in the habit of writing out their answers because it would be required in higher grade levels and they know that it is a good habit to be in. They were focused on developing good habits. Strangely enough, the professionals who teach math seem to think it is something that kids need to learn and that it is not incredibly easy. Regardless of all the parents who think that it is a waste of time and agree with the kid that it is a waste of time.

If the OPs kid was writing out his solutions, then they could see what mistakes he was making or what he didn’t understand. Writing IDK or getting incorrect answers while rushing through work is not the sign of a kid understanding math. If the kid is rushing through work and getting the wrong answer slows down and writes out the solution, they might get the right answer. Or you could see why they were getting the wrong answer. [/quote]

So why do you keep arguing over a comment about “truly gifted” children?  Has it occurred to you that not every side conversation is about YOU?[/quote]

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