[Unassuaged]

I read this and think “Your child does not respect you, basic kindergarten math is too hard for you or your child” — is that too cynical?

[lastchance]

That may not be true at all. These days you can have the correct answer but still get a failing grade because you did not use the “right” method. That can be very frustrating for both the child and parent. Check out how long division must be done now. Hint:Knowing the answer because you have mastered your multiplication tables does not count. You must use graphs!!!!

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

I read this and think “Your child does not respect you, basic kindergarten math is too hard for you or your child”

I read this and think "What the hell are we doing trying to teach kindergarteners math?"

[hanamizu]

“...basic kindergarten math is too hard for you or your child”

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If you haven’t seen how math is taught nowadays, you have no idea how complex they manage to make even the simplest operations. You can’t just add up a column of numbers, no, you have to draw little boxes to get full credit for your answer. The kids don’t get it, the parents, some of whom are college graduates, don’t get it and most of the teachers realize it’s all quite pointless. So why do they do it? The almighty state tests.

With math, little or nothing is mastered. Completely new concepts are introduced every three weeks or so, regardless if the last concept is mastered and often, the new concept has nothing to do with what has just been taught.