But she is unable to do more in class. Yes. Unable. She said she doesn't feel like she has the skills to teach 3rd grade math to my 1st grader.
But it leaves me with some serious concerns about the state of teacher education...But I'm pretty sure she should still be able to do elementary school math!
Oh, my stars and garters. That is deeply, deeply scary.
CAMom, last year we did homework substitution too. Although I think DW just decided to do it :-O and the teacher went along. It helped to a degree.
JB
I did/do that with my kids, especially with DS9 for second grade math. I remember buying a bunch of math workborks to use with him (grades 2-6). I taught him how to regroup in addition in subtraction and had him do a few problems. The next time I picked up the book, I didn't see anything else new or noteworthy and we skipped straight to third grade math.
What is it about second grade math, I wonder, that it offers so little new material? Even DS7, who isn't really mathy, is fed up with it already.
Val
