Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Singapore math will help a parent to teach there kids at home in a way that is more consistent with 2.0.

But I agree the best feature about Singapore Math is the sequencing. 2.0 probably ruined some of that. More of a reason to take math into my own hands, I suppose.

How can 2.0, which is a totally separate math curriculum from Singapore Math "ruin Singapore"?

Looks like we all need to take some remedial English too!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Singapore math will help a parent to teach there kids at home in a way that is more consistent with 2.0.

But I agree the best feature about Singapore Math is the sequencing. 2.0 probably ruined some of that. More of a reason to take math into my own hands, I suppose.

How can 2.0, which is a totally separate math curriculum from Singapore Math "ruin Singapore"?

It does not ruin Singapore Math. It ruined 2.0 because it deviates from Singapore Math.

Anonymous wrote:Singapore math will help a parent to teach there kids at home in a way that is more consistent with 2.0.

But I agree the best feature about Singapore Math is the sequencing. 2.0 probably ruined some of that. More of a reason to take math into my own hands, I suppose.

How can 2.0, which is a totally separate math curriculum from Singapore Math "ruin Singapore"?

14:01, please discuss with 13:54.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Singapore is closer to 2.0 than CC but PPs are right, still not exactly the same. Everyday Math is what is making our kids morons. At least I give MoCo credit for trying to incorporate a higher level of learning where many other districts have just given up. It will probably be a few years before it is all ironed out though.

MCPS does not use Everyday Math.

Did you actually read what I wrote or just pull out 2 words? I didn't say MCPS used Everyday math. They don't. MCPS is using a mishmosh of everyday with some Singapore. Isn't perfect, but it is better than simply Everyday math, which is what a lot of school districts have moved to. Everyday math is a total failure and schools can't move quickly enough away from it, but there is no single style the is broadly available.

MCPS does not use Everyday Math.

MCPS is not using the official Everyday Math workbooks. MCPS is ABSOLUTELY using Everyday Math. Spirals, poorly worded and overly worded problems, spattering of random concepts presented in a non system way….quacks like a duck, looks like a duck…..

They may call 2.0 this new invention but they just threw a bunch of old shit up in the air, mixed up in no apparent order, made everything super easy so everyone will feel smart and called it 2.0. Much worse than anything they had previously done. Honestly MCPS math instruction was never stellar. The only saving grace was that as long as parents taught the kids themselves, the kids could progress at a faster and more appropriate pace.

Anonymous wrote:Singapore is closer to 2.0 than CC but PPs are right, still not exactly the same. Everyday Math is what is making our kids morons. At least I give MoCo credit for trying to incorporate a higher level of learning where many other districts have just given up. It will probably be a few years before it is all ironed out though.

We moved from a different state that used Everyday Math, and I could not agree more. I hated that math workbook. So damn wordy, worse than 2.0 math.

Anonymous wrote:Singapore is closer to 2.0 than CC but PPs are right, still not exactly the same. Everyday Math is what is making our kids morons. At least I give MoCo credit for trying to incorporate a higher level of learning where many other districts have just given up. It will probably be a few years before it is all ironed out though.

MCPS does not use Everyday Math.

Singapore is closer to 2.0 than CC but PPs are right, still not exactly the same. Everyday Math is what is making our kids morons. At least I give MoCo credit for trying to incorporate a higher level of learning where many other districts have just given up. It will probably be a few years before it is all ironed out though.

Singapore math will help a parent to teach there kids at home in a way that is more consistent with 2.0.

But I agree the best feature about Singapore Math is the sequencing. 2.0 probably ruined some of that. More of a reason to take math into my own hands, I suppose.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear the Singapore Math books are very similar to CC math. So maybe invest in the study guides for those.

I've done Singapore Math with 3 kids and it's NOT like CC.

Singapore works well to help kids meet the CC standards. Just like there were many different curricula used to teach to the old standards, there are many ways to teach to the new standards.

This is my experience too, and I've done Singapore Math with 2 kids plus read the Common Core math standards.

OP are you in MCPS?

MCPS 2.0 math aligned with Common Core is NOT singapore math. Singapore math uses diagraming and deconstructing approaches but it follows a logical order. Its based on the idea that you must master one level before moving onto another level. Everyday Math is another type of math that is based on the idea that you present a few concepts lightly and then keep cycling around. If someone doesn't get it the first time they will eventually get it on the 12th try. Everyday Math is more language based and simplistic.

MCPS 2.0 looks like they randomly took a few of the strategies from Singapore, decided to dump the idea of presenting progressively harder problems or any type of mastery and then applied the EveryDay Spiral approach with no plan in place on how any of this would line up. This is just ridiculously confusing for kids, parents, and anyone with a brain.

It analogous to deciding to teach kids to write using Chinese grammar, German vocabulary and Arabic symbols. You end up with gibberish.

Forget the MCPS math homework and start teaching them math at home.

My son brought home an old math textbook from before CC. I think of how many trees will sacrifice their life to print out all of the paper they use for math worksheets. There is nothing wrong at all with the math textbook but they no longer use it. Such a waste.

Anonymous wrote:

My 4th grader can recite multiplication math facts to 12.

I could do that in third grade waaay back in the day. And, I'm pretty sure that most of the kids in my class could do that, too.

Yeah, I vice fly remember the multiplication times table quizzes starting day 1 in 3rd grade. That was over 30yrs ago.

Anonymous wrote:

My 4th grader can recite multiplication math facts to 12.

I could do that in third grade waaay back in the day. And, I'm pretty sure that most of the kids in my class could do that, too.

PP you are quoting. Yes, I said DC learned them in 3rd grade. Just mentioned 4th grade because that's the grade DC is in now.