I just don't understand this mentality.
Last night dd practiced multiplication facts and then read from her new book Calculus for By and For Young People.
The poor kiddo started having to do times table drills in K when she moved to 3rd grade math, then again in 1st because she didn't master them the year before, then again last year in 2nd when she moved to 4th grade math because she had not yet mastered them. Earlier this year she was in 3rd for most of the day and had to go back and do addition fact timed drills as past of the standard 3rd curriculum even though she was in 5th grade math. Now she has been moved to 4th grade (and further accelerated in math) and has to catch up on her multiplication table tests as part of regular 4th... So we are trying once again.
The last thing the 3rd grade teacher told me on dd's last day of 3rd grade before the winter holiday was that dd would not pass 3rd grade math until she mastered her addition timed tests. How can you not "pass" 3rd grade math when you are enrolled in a higher level math class? I just walked out the door without commenting.
Last thing I heard, she has an A in her math class and is on track for advancing next year. The kid needs an award for continuing to have a positive attitude about practicing her facts.
I'm glad we are all in this together!
