My daughter, yr 5, is saying that in maths her set is being taught how to tell the time and how many mm in a cm - that kind of thing. She was in the top maths set but was moved down in September, which I was fine about.
She is being tutored for the 11 plus and we (us and her tutor) know she's capable of tackling much more difficult questions than this. She's doing algebra with him.
In her last maths test at school (all the class sit the same test) she got 90%. I really don't think she is being challenged at all in maths,, and the knock on effect is that she is getting bored which is my worst fear. She used to be so curious/keen about learning but I can see her switching off.
I'm not saying I want her back in the top set, but she is capable of way more than they are giving her and this concerns me.
But she is adamant that she doesn't want me to talk to the teacher about it. I told her the only way to go forward was to speak to her teacher but she would be mortified if I did.
What do you suggest? How do I go about it?
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candlelight22 · 20/05/2016 09:29
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