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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ I meant the above in response to the PP who said

“ For aap kids getting to figure out new math might be the extension?”

I mean, I have lowly gen ed kids who can generally figure out math at least a half a year ahead of what they are learning in class. Elementary school math is not that hard, and if you NEED full time enrichment in all subjects you're not also paying for outside help.

So your kids could solve to completion a multistep order of operations problem several months before having the lesson on exponents? That's what we're dealing with this year.

Actually, yes, my kid and classmates self taught themselves exponents a year before any teacher showed it when they sitting bored waiting for the below grade level kids to catch up

Sure, Jan

True story!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ I meant the above in response to the PP who said

“ For aap kids getting to figure out new math might be the extension?”

I mean, I have lowly gen ed kids who can generally figure out math at least a half a year ahead of what they are learning in class. Elementary school math is not that hard, and if you NEED full time enrichment in all subjects you're not also paying for outside help.

So your kids could solve to completion a multistep order of operations problem several months before having the lesson on exponents? That's what we're dealing with this year.

Actually, yes, my kid and classmates self taught themselves exponents a year before any teacher showed it when they sitting bored waiting for the below grade level kids to catch up

Sure, Jan

Neither of my AAP kids had/have tutoring in elementary school, nor did they participate in math “enrichment” outside of school. Most of their classmates have tutoring or enrichment, both for remediation and to get ahead. This is a highly competitive top center school.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD is not in AAP and has a tutor - a lot of her friends who are in AAP's parents have asked for her name! Most of her friends that are in AAP either have a tutor or are in some sort of math program like RSM or Mathnasium. Of course, their parents will tell you it's for "enrichment" and not tutoring

Is RSM or Mathnasium going to put them ahead of grade level math? I don;t know much about these two programs.

Neither does pp.

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Anonymous wrote:Enrichment = tutoring

Nope.

I thought enrichment included activities such as sports, cooking, STEM activities, drama, dance, etc.... does tutoring fall into that category?

Anonymous wrote:My DD is not in AAP and has a tutor - a lot of her friends who are in AAP's parents have asked for her name! Most of her friends that are in AAP either have a tutor or are in some sort of math program like RSM or Mathnasium. Of course, their parents will tell you it's for "enrichment" and not tutoring

Is RSM or Mathnasium going to put them ahead of grade level math? I don;t know much about these two programs.

Anonymous wrote:Enrichment = tutoring

Nope.

Yes, it’s shocking how many kids in K-6 are in tutoring after school.

Enrichment = tutoring

My DD is not in AAP and has a tutor - a lot of her friends who are in AAP's parents have asked for her name! Most of her friends that are in AAP either have a tutor or are in some sort of math program like RSM or Mathnasium. Of course, their parents will tell you it's for "enrichment" and not tutoring

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ I meant the above in response to the PP who said

“ For aap kids getting to figure out new math might be the extension?”

I mean, I have lowly gen ed kids who can generally figure out math at least a half a year ahead of what they are learning in class. Elementary school math is not that hard, and if you NEED full time enrichment in all subjects you're not also paying for outside help.

So your kids could solve to completion a multistep order of operations problem several months before having the lesson on exponents? That's what we're dealing with this year.

Actually, yes, my kid and classmates self taught themselves exponents a year before any teacher showed it when they sitting bored waiting for the below grade level kids to catch up

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ I meant the above in response to the PP who said

“ For aap kids getting to figure out new math might be the extension?”

I mean, I have lowly gen ed kids who can generally figure out math at least a half a year ahead of what they are learning in class. Elementary school math is not that hard, and if you NEED full time enrichment in all subjects you're not also paying for outside help.

So your kids could solve to completion a multistep order of operations problem several months before having the lesson on exponents? That's what we're dealing with this year.

Anonymous wrote:^ I meant the above in response to the PP who said

“ For aap kids getting to figure out new math might be the extension?”

I mean, I have lowly gen ed kids who can generally figure out math at least a half a year ahead of what they are learning in class. Elementary school math is not that hard, and if you NEED full time enrichment in all subjects you're not also paying for outside help.

^ I meant the above in response to the PP who said

“ For aap kids getting to figure out new math might be the extension?”

😂

Yes! If your kid is unlucky.

In all seriousness, listen to your kids. If they tell you teacher is not teaching, but just reviewing, trust them and supplement. They are not supposed to be figuring it out all on their own without any textbooks.

Kudos to good teachers who teach and care. There are many of them out there too.