We were very fortunate to have a set of teachers that moved dd to the next level each time she started to get stuff wrong.
I say this to illustrate that math that is too easy to overthink is not good for anyone. She is lucky to have you. I think we lose a lot of kids this way when they give up on math.
I think the teacher really believes she is doing this for your daughter's good. Getting her a strong foundation in math. I haven't been able to change the minds of any of these sort. Instead, we have managed to work around them, sometimes after considerable time and discomfort.
Thank you. I've told DD that what happens in math class at school is less important than what she learns at home and that she shouldn't think less of her abilities because of the slow pace of the group she's in. She's starting to accept that slowing down isn't a sign of weakness, and is starting to succeed consistently on the more complex basic algebra problems that she's doing with me. I'm happy about that.
