Originally Posted by Iucounu
I felt so much like "that parent", but I'd had enough. I told DS to always be careful to get the right answer, and not to ever change his answer when a teacher at his school told him differently. I finally told him that the way they approach math learning at his school and in the district is deeply flawed, though he's not to repeat that to anyone there, and that I'm doing my best to solve that problem for him. I also told him to refuse to do addition/subtraction math drills if his third grade teacher gives him any more (which also happened recently), and tell her to contact me. Had it!

My parents were completely uninvolved with my education, and with that in mind, I just want to say: BRAVO!

The kind of thing you did for your son would have meant a lot to me growing up. I hope he appreciates it; if not now, then maybe later.