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pg 180 "Solve equations with a single unkown" I know I'm a broken record at this point but our kids are already moving into systems of equations (2 variables) in 8th grade. *sigh* This book has been eye opening.

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? pg 165 "DFevelop a 30 word geometric vocabulary. Engage in mathematical conversations about the concept of zero and negative numbers. Begin learning algebra". Again, I'm confused where this come from. What are the "30 words"?!?!? I have no clue! And the zero, negative numbers and algebra start in 6th grade (11 years old). Are we backwards or is the book?

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? pg. 129 "Do Double -Digit division". I disagree! Our students don't get introduced until 6th grade (11 years old) and even then some of them really aren't ready! I'm curious what kind of valid research was done to make these statements about the curriculum....

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T-S pg 120 "At ten, children seem to be at their most actively receptive as learners of factual information. Good time to master mulitplication tables..." So true! We actually have this lined up pretty well with our curriculum, too bad kids don't take the time to memorize them anymore. *sigh*

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T-W pg. 108 "Fourth grade now tends to be a benchmark grade for state test...but tes-taking is a difficult task for a nine year old". This is so sad! In our current system our kids are exposed to high stakes testing at very young ages and developmentally we know it's not appropriate for them! Ugg!

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* pg. 88 "Teasing, joking and especially sarcasm are painful to the seven year old" This is good to keep in mind! So often in families adults will "tease" kids to get a rise out of them but the reality is that it can be very hurtful to the child. It always bothers me when I see it with my own family...

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?* pg. 86 "Sevens can be extrremely moody, sulky and sometimes depressed" I was suprised to read this because I typically think of kids as happy and aloof. I didn't think any moodiness or depression would come into the picture until puberty. It's a little disheartening to find that it's common so young.

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* pg 59 "most 5 year olds are not ready for formal reading instruction". Isn't that when we start teaching them to read here in the US?!?!?!?

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As I was reading about the basics of food/water, excercise (when and how much), structure of the day and structure of the school year I was in awe of how completely backwards we have it in our school systems!

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The fact that American schools are some of the only ones that aren't multilingual is a dis-service to our kids. However, I don't see how we can get to that point , there's just so many things broken with our education system and a lot of it is politics and the degredation of the family unit. *sigh*

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Again I am seeing that retaining a student for purely academic reasons has no benefits and that students who are, are actually harmed by it. While I understand the reason for this I struggle with it too. Too often I see students who are clearly not academically ready to move forward and yet we just move them along because of this theory. This sets them up for becoming even further behind at the next level. When does the cycle end?