We found in our school that 5th is a repeat of 4th and 3rd; 6th is supposed to be a repeat too. Something to do with reinforcement and also that 8 and 9 y.old kids can't handle the abstract concepts introduced in algebra. (??) Seems the only thing that changes is going from 2 -3 digit numbers to 3 and 4 digit numbers on which to perform the same computations. Seems boring as heck to me.

Last edited by chris1234; 03/30/11 04:38 PM.
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