Huge PRAISE about math...
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 7:26 am
I just had to share. I have been feeling insecure about math, pretty much since I started in Jan. I don't feel very confident in my own math skills, and dd has already labeled herself as "non mathy". I think much of that stems from the way they teach it in ps, that is to say more of a mastery approach where you can't move on until one thing is mastered, and she was getting frustrated and losing confidence feeling "stuck". Singapore moves on to something more fun, removes the boredom of drill and kill. Well...
As some of you know, at the end of 2A there are 2 reviews, nice and long, and pretty thorough with coverage. I used them to "test" my dd. We have been kind of struggling with math, or should I say with addition and subtraction (she loves mult & div). So I had her take the first review and she only got a 60. I was VERY discouraged, but it seemed like careless mistakes. So this weekend I had her take the second one and reminded her to review her own work, to not turn it in until she was satisfied that it was good work, and she got an 89!!!! Even at that it was simple mistakes in the addition and subtraction. She got every single word problem correct, and every single mult and div problem correct. I can see that she can read those word problems and know how to solve them! We have a silly thing...I like to see how she works out problems so I encourage her to write it out, but when she can do it in her brain she draws me a little pic of a "brain" so I know she did it in her head.
Okay, I am gushing now. I just want to thank Julie and Carrie and many other members here who encouraged me that Singapore does work, and to give it some time. I am so thankful now that we didn't jump ship at the first sign of trouble. I am seeing the fruits and am so thankful! I'm going to keep working math through summer in the hopes of getting done with 2B and will also get some games to help with cementing those facts.
Wish I could have come to the convention in Arlington to hug your necks!!!
As some of you know, at the end of 2A there are 2 reviews, nice and long, and pretty thorough with coverage. I used them to "test" my dd. We have been kind of struggling with math, or should I say with addition and subtraction (she loves mult & div). So I had her take the first review and she only got a 60. I was VERY discouraged, but it seemed like careless mistakes. So this weekend I had her take the second one and reminded her to review her own work, to not turn it in until she was satisfied that it was good work, and she got an 89!!!! Even at that it was simple mistakes in the addition and subtraction. She got every single word problem correct, and every single mult and div problem correct. I can see that she can read those word problems and know how to solve them! We have a silly thing...I like to see how she works out problems so I encourage her to write it out, but when she can do it in her brain she draws me a little pic of a "brain" so I know she did it in her head.
Okay, I am gushing now. I just want to thank Julie and Carrie and many other members here who encouraged me that Singapore does work, and to give it some time. I am so thankful now that we didn't jump ship at the first sign of trouble. I am seeing the fruits and am so thankful! I'm going to keep working math through summer in the hopes of getting done with 2B and will also get some games to help with cementing those facts.
Wish I could have come to the convention in Arlington to hug your necks!!!
Singapore is one of those programs where you truly see the fruit more and more as you move through the years.