I forgot to add, he is only going to fourth grade math once a week now. The rest of the week he is with first grade math and gets no other fourth grade math instruction. And yes, he does first grade hw and first grade tests.
Well, that's.... just...
weird. Why would he be doing math at TWO levels??
What is the pedagogical logic behind that?
FWIW, I agree with MoN and Deedee about not pushing to the maximum extent possible for your child.
You
do need to make it tolerable, though-- and it sounds to me like that is what you are attempting. No, the 65 wouldn't bother me in light of his other performance, though I'd want to remediate that at home to make sure that he understands those concepts better than the grade would indicate. My DD got a
42 once on a math test. Ai yi yi... she knew the material perfectly well. She just didn't bother exerting herself for the test, being six. LOL.
Full time instruction at his 'readiness' level (that is, not at his "maximum potential" level) is what he needs. How to go about getting that, though...
