Just had parents evening - dd's maths teacher commented that dd has got 100% in every test this year, no issues with understanding etc etc
We then got distracted into a side issue - the fact that dd appears not to be paying attention, fiddles with her tangle, doodles. Slightly frustrating given that maths teacher is head of dd's year, and the tangle and doodling were suggested by the school councillor (who she sees weekly) as an alternative to repetitive foot tapping/pen clicking/other coping strategies that are clearly disruptive in class.
But I didn't think to ask the obvious question - in other subjects, dd is working at level 7 (still use levels here), & has a target of L8 for end of year. Clearly in maths the view is that if you can do the work set, great, there won't be anything else. Is there any reason that this is a bad thing, assuming that they'll cover all the topics for GCSE in good time (school gets a good no. of As & A*s in maths, despite not great intake)?
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Maths - is there any long term disadvantage to going more slowly?
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Error418 · 10/02/2016 18:30
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