Anonymous
Post 09/16/2020 11:15     Subject: ST Math
2nd grade parent here. My kid had to build a bridge for the penguin to cross by dragging the missing/matching penguin body part into place. Over and over and over and over and over and over...I watched him for 15 minutes and the bridge added only 2 rungs. I've emailed his teacher asking that she set it at a more engaging level, because I'm not sure how getting carpal tunnel syndrome in 2nd grade is going to improve his math skills. The logic behind it was pretty much what preschool puzzles do...except not as interesting. And on the computer.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2020 10:50     Subject: ST Math
4th grader is doing this today, you guys were NOT kidding about petal hell. omg.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2020 01:25     Subject: Re:ST Math
Anonymous wrote:So... is there general agreement that Khan Academy is better than ST Math??

Responses to this post will guide the homeschooling of my 1st grader during asynchronous Mondays, which will undoubtedly impact the future course of his life and our family name. Be candid.


The Math Seeds program that is a part of Reading Eggs (you pay one fee and get both along with other phonics and reading and spelling stuff) is a much better program than ST math for the younger elementary kids. It still does mini games to support lessons so kids like it but actually learn math unlike what is happening so far with ST math.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 22:13     Subject: ST Math
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sorry for coming late. What’s ST?


It's the new math app. Similar to Dreambox but better, IMO.


Wondering when the real teaching will start.


ST Math, like Dreambox, isn't for teaching. Teachers are for teaching. If you're complaining that the beginning of the year starts very slowly, there's another thread for that.


In other words, ST Math means goofing around during instruction time. Ok, I get it. That’s what school adm call hard work.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 22:08     Subject: Re:ST Math
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So... is there general agreement that Khan Academy is better than ST Math??

Responses to this post will guide the homeschooling of my 1st grader during asynchronous Mondays, which will undoubtedly impact the future course of his life and our family name. Be candid.


No, not at all. If you're going to homeschool your first grader, just focus on number sense and one-digit addition and subtraction and then two-digit.

Not Khan.


If you homeschool your first grader they will be sailing past all of that in a few weeks.


We've been using Khan Academy since March and really like it, for a 3rd grader. We reinforce what she learns through Khan with a workbook; it's a good combination for us (we homeschool, no penguin for us).
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 21:40     Subject: ST Math
DCPS parent here- a few ST math tips:

If you have a touch screen, you can make Gigi move faster.

The Petals and other images repeat throughout the years.

It can be glitchy and not save hours of work. Make sure your teacher is aware of this.

Let your kid finish a level before logging off for the best chance and not losing their work.

Wine.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 21:33     Subject: ST Math
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sorry for coming late. What’s ST?


It's the new math app. Similar to Dreambox but better, IMO.


Sounds like it’s worse to me based on this thread.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 20:11     Subject: ST Math
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sorry for coming late. What’s ST?


It's the new math app. Similar to Dreambox but better, IMO.


Wondering when the real teaching will start.


ST Math, like Dreambox, isn't for teaching. Teachers are for teaching. If you're complaining that the beginning of the year starts very slowly, there's another thread for that.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 20:10     Subject: ST Math
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sorry for coming late. What’s ST?


It's the new math app. Similar to Dreambox but better, IMO.


Wondering when the real teaching will start.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 20:08     Subject: ST Math
Anonymous wrote:Sorry for coming late. What’s ST?


It's the new math app. Similar to Dreambox but better, IMO.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 20:01     Subject: ST Math
Sorry for coming late. What’s ST?
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 19:51     Subject: Re:ST Math
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So... is there general agreement that Khan Academy is better than ST Math??

Responses to this post will guide the homeschooling of my 1st grader during asynchronous Mondays, which will undoubtedly impact the future course of his life and our family name. Be candid.


No, not at all. If you're going to homeschool your first grader, just focus on number sense and one-digit addition and subtraction and then two-digit.

Not Khan.


If you homeschool your first grader they will be sailing past all of that in a few weeks.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 19:44     Subject: Re:ST Math
Anonymous wrote:So... is there general agreement that Khan Academy is better than ST Math??

Responses to this post will guide the homeschooling of my 1st grader during asynchronous Mondays, which will undoubtedly impact the future course of his life and our family name. Be candid.


No, not at all. If you're going to homeschool your first grader, just focus on number sense and one-digit addition and subtraction and then two-digit.

Not Khan.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 19:31     Subject: Re:ST Math
So... is there general agreement that Khan Academy is better than ST Math??

Responses to this post will guide the homeschooling of my 1st grader during asynchronous Mondays, which will undoubtedly impact the future course of his life and our family name. Be candid.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2020 12:09     Subject: Re:ST Math
Anonymous wrote:Why are all you parents doing this with/for your kids anyway? You wouldn't be helping them if they were doing it at school.

I will supplement in other ways that are organic to our home life, but I'm not helping either my 5th or 2nd grader with ST math. The whole point is for them to be able to balance the logic and the math skills on their own. My second graders who is great and memorizing and following directions finds the logic portion/deciphering rules without words challenging, and my 5th grader who has great large concept skills finds the method easy but sometimes the skills hard.

Seems like that's the point of the program. To challenge kids to think a different way than their natural preference.


I was happy about having a new free math game for my children. They find it easy and boring - I tried to get them to a point where it would entertain them, but I'm not sure you can get past the grade level it's set too without the teacher changing the level. I'll ask the teachers today, then start e-mail the FCPS support line