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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by lhorie on Monday July 19, 2021 @04:55PM (#27887156)
We bought the Intensive Practice series[0], and paced study time at a couple of pages a day (which takes about 20-30 mins), semi-supervised (i.e. kids mostly work on their own, but if they don't understand something, we help clarify). It does take some hand holding at the beginning though.

[0] https://shop.singaporemath.com/index.php/product-category/su...

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by loonster on Monday July 19, 2021 @05:09PM (#27887279)
Interesting. So was this a supplement to math learned at school or was it the primary math?

I was expecting you to name dimensions or one if the other programs they offer.

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by lhorie on Monday July 19, 2021 @07:30PM (#27888463)
It isn't related to school curriculum (our kids go to US public school). It's supplemental in the sense that they get to practice more math exercises than a kid that only relies on school/common core curriculum.
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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by koolba on Monday July 19, 2021 @07:31PM (#27888471)
Most school math is pathetically slow. IIRC, they don’t learn algebra till 8th or 9th grade and even then spend an entire year on it.
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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by yumraj on Monday July 19, 2021 @08:25PM (#27888838)
Curious if you ever looked into Beast Academy and compared it with Singapore math?

My kid is doing beast academy which looks good so am curious how they compare.

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