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So does anyone have a dc who has had academic success in math/schience and is already in HS or a high middle school grade who only learned TERC? The way it sounds on here and on the Internet, it's a form of child abuse and our dc's won't be able to keep their own checkbooks or price items at a store even. WTF?
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08.06.09, 01:20 PM [ Flag ]
- Yes. Stuyvesant kid, just finished freshman year.
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  08.06.09, 01:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - thanks! Did you do any math supplementing at all?
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    08.06.09, 01:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - No.
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      08.06.09, 01:37 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - great!
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        08.06.09, 01:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- My child is entering 6th grade, excelled in math, only learned TERC, no supplementing (and knows her times tables as well).
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  08.06.09, 01:35 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - great to hear
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    08.06.09, 01:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - Hole on... do TERC learners memorize the multiplication tables?
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    08.06.09, 01:48 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Hold^
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      08.06.09, 01:48 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - They memorize them by doing multiplication, if nothing else. Sort of like 1st graders learn mental arithmetic even if no one is drilling them on 2+2. Or learning sight words through a variety of methods as opposed to having each one taught to you separately.
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      08.06.09, 01:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - Can she do long division with a two-digit divisor?
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    08.06.09, 03:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- My dc learned TERC, loves math and is doing well, but we did a LOT of math and science supplementing at home.
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  08.06.09, 01:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- If you're looking for happy stories, you'll probably find some, but you should also know that TERC is unequivocally a terrible math curriculum and you should plan accordingly.
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  08.06.09, 08:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - ITA. If your kid is at all good at math, TERC will only slow down what they might otherwise enjoy learning. It might be fine eventually, because your kid is talented enough - but that's a far cry from saying it's a good program.
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    08.06.09, 08:43 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]