Here's a philosophical question, Kriston, which is:
How do you do math, which ostensibly builds on skills (and isn't lateral thinking, my DD's strong suit) if you let the kids guide you. For example, she loves geometry, but still needs boring memorization in basic skills, she lost some due to constant pull out attempts by our "resource teacher". If geometry needs any boring calculuations, she freezes. Can you get to pre algebra or cool geometry without first doing the basics that lead to it, or am I a totally outdated, in the box thinker on this?