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What's the problem? I remember at the beginning of each school year they gave us math textbooks for the year. I took me a week to read it all and do all the exe
by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 4y ago
What's the problem? I remember at the beginning of each school year they gave us math textbooks for the year. I took me a week to read it all and do all the exercises. Today there is internet, Wikipedia, youtube, everything is so much easier.
- Skeime 4y agoYeah, that’s right, down with teachers! /s
- gnicholas 4y agoMy kid is currently in elementary school in a desirable district in Menlo Park. On the first day of school, the teacher sent home a list of expectations for what the students should be able to accomplish by year-end for math. There were expectations for multiplication and division problems (x number correct in y minutes, up to 12s). I had my daughter attempt this a couple times that week, and messaged the teacher on Thursday to ask what the process was for demonstrating her proficiency. We were told that she could not test out of the standard path. She literally had to do 1s and 2s multiplication tables worksheets alongside students who are learning this material. She is allowed, during free time, to do Khan Academy, where she is several grade levels ahead. However, she is so loaded down with busywork that even though it's now April, she still hasn't yet finished all of the multiplication and division worksheets. As a result, there has been very little free time during which she could actually learn anything. The most frustrating thing is that we're not even looking for the teacher to provide advanced instruction — just to let her go off and do KA on her own.
- euroderf 4y agoThe problem is, you're bored the rest of the year and become disruptive in class. Been there, done that.
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 4y agoJust admit that school's main function is free day care. Provide rooms for playing and quiet rooms for those who want to study.