I'm not totally convinced that depth and breadth removes the pace issue, but I think these types of alternative should be explored before rushing into higher levels of math.
Hmmm. Why do you think this? I'd like to hear more about your thought process here.
I ask because I'm wrestling with this as I HS my child, and though I started there--ala "deeper, not faster"--I've sort of come to the conclusion that it's not really possible to go much deeper until the child gets past arithmetic.
You can do more thought-provoking, logic-based problems (as in Math Kangaroo and some of the more challenging Singapore Math workbooks) and those are fine. But until you get past arithmetic, that's all just a gussied-up version of 2+2, from what I've seen. My DS still got bored with it and wanted to move faster.
<shrug>
Just wondering if you know something I don't know. (It wouldn't be a surprise if you did!)
