SPG: So sorry to hear about the conference and what's happening with math. It is so frustrating when you know your child should be getting taught something and school isn't providing it.

The best thing I can say so far about DS6's school move is that it meant that I could move DS8 into the paired school. DS8 had been doing fine, top of his class, in math, but no one was bothering to teach him to his potential. At his P-T conference at this new school, teacher told us that she's giving him 2 years of math and he's getting it right away. Presuming that he keeps going at the rate he has been, he'll be going to 6th grade math next year (he's currently in grade 3, but grade 4 math).

I've seen a huge change in him. He's SOOOO excited about school and math, in particular. I hope you can eventually get your school to do this. (That was a long way of saying that it really is worth it to keep pursuing!)

Hang in there.