jail warden Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Do I just continue to C or do I do something just to finish out the year? She is very advanced. At this point age-wise she should be in K, but is easily doing 1st grade work. This is even still very easy for her. Of course her brother is in 2nd grade and is finishing up C, so I do worry about them being in the same level and him feeling like he's dumb since she gets things so easily. No I don't want to switch our main program, I've found it teaches things in such a great way that it makes them both understand things so well. Also, I'm concerned that if I just continue on, is she going to be ready for higher levels of math later? I posted this on the curriclulum board too. Thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I would move on to C, but spend more time playing the games, so she takes longer to get through it. My two oldest are complete opposites. The oldest loves to read and be read to while my 2nd dd can build anything. Each child has different gifts. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I'd let her learn at her own speed and worry about what happens when she gets stuck--if and when that happens. My son was read for algebra more or less in the fifth grade and he hasn't had particular difficulty with dealing with the abstraction of it now that we are into it in the sixth grade although he works much slower than an 8th or 9th grader would. The biggest problem that I have with him working at an advanced levels is that he doesn't grasp the adult applications of the math. For example, if he had to calculate compound interest involving mortgages his hang up would be with, "what's a mortgage and why do people take loans out on houses to begin with?" rather than the compound interest itself. I put more anxiety into "he's going to hit a wall" than I should have back when he was in the first and second grades. There are arithemetic supplements that can bridge the gap between arithmetic and algebra if it comes down to that. My older son is aware of the fact that his younger brother is making better grades in second grade math than he did when he was in the second grade (we've have kept all his tests) and he dismisses that as, "That's because he likes it more." And that probably is the truth of the matter. I have wondered why math is different from art or music. What happens to the ego if a younger sibling draws better, plays better, or can do more graceful cartwheels in gymnastics? It still gives me great pleasure to plunk my way through Moonlight Sonata although many piano students even at young ages can play this much more skillfully than I. That is a value that I wish to transmit to my children when it comes to pouting because brother does it better. If you like the activity then do it for that reason and don't worry about others. If you don't like the activity then it's no surprise that those who do like it spend more time on it, concentrate more, remember more, and gain more skill. It probably is also helpful if the older child has activities which only he does in which the younger sibling does not participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfrecore Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 My ds is almost 4, and starting on math at the same level as my dd who is 5.5. He is also doing OPG, and just started, but may catch up at some point. I worry about her feeling like everything just comes easily to him and that he's smarter than her, but I also feel like I can't hold him back because of her feelings! UGH, being a parent should come with some sort of manual!!:eek: So far, she doesn't seem to mind, but I don't know if she has even noticed yet. In the meantime, we try not to make too much fuss over either of them, except to say "great job" when they do something well. We don't compare them to each other, or their friends, who are all in public school and far behind them at this point. She will be a year ahead by the end of the school year, and if he's right there with her, he'll be 3 years ahead. And I am completely relaxed in my homeschooling approach with them at this point - imagine what would happen if I actually pushed them! So, what DO I do if he passes her by in math, reading, or both??? It stinks that she's ahead of her peers, but might still be behind her little brother! Danika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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