Third grade sucks.
Okay, so maybe just my opinion but seriously the way the teachers are "choosing" to roll out the curriculum is ridiculous.
I used to teach third grade. I am familiar with the standards. All summer long, I have been coaching Eva on multiplication facts. To prepare her. We had our 0's,1's,2's, 5's, 10's and 11's down.
Hey. That's a lot for summer vaca.
The first week of school, she came home with multiplication homework.
The second week, as in day 4 of school, she brought home homework with multiplication and division, and all six symbols (X, . , *, -, \, .\.) on one page!
Seriously?
My little girl was lost.
WTF? How about mastering one concept before introducing another?
So needless to say, we have had rough homework afternoons here at the house.
I try to help. Eva shuts down. She's done, by that time of the day, and prone to just guessing and saying stupid shit to get it over with.
It has become madness.
We need to remember the big picture, and keep perspective.
Times two.
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