Timeline for When do kids start learning fractions in school?
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| Dec 14, 2017 at 9:54 | comment | added | Julie | I have a 6 year old granddaughter and one of her Christmas presents is the picture that hopefully is attached so that she can start working on fractions . | |
| May 24, 2016 at 23:12 | answer | added | Ms. D | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 16, 2015 at 12:54 | comment | added | Mast | In response to your follow-up: in this case it's better the be the 'dumb' kid in a smart group than the other way around. Better to be pulled upwards than downwards. | |
| Jan 9, 2013 at 13:31 | comment | added | Viliam Búr | There is an amazing computer game for learning algebra, which includes the concept of fractions. dragonboxapp.com It is just a game; if you try it, the worst case is your daughter will say it's boring. The best case: she will learn everything she needs and more, while having fun. | |
| Jan 6, 2013 at 19:50 | comment | added | dave | @euroman - manipulating fractions is pretty much mandatory in algebra. Plus there are many real-world cases where fractions are just easier (unless you have a calculator on hand). | |
| Jan 6, 2013 at 8:41 | comment | added | user3636 | Why on earth are children even being taught fractional maths??? Surely the decimal point makes the whole thing rather defunct? | |
| May 25, 2012 at 20:37 | answer | added | KeithS | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 24, 2012 at 11:44 | answer | added | mark | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 30, 2011 at 9:43 | answer | added | Hairy | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 29, 2011 at 12:02 | vote | accept | dave | ||
| Jun 28, 2011 at 21:42 | comment | added | at01 | At 9 years old, learning fractions is mostly a function of how much time you spend teaching her and how willing she is to learn. Sounds like she's willing to learn, so as long as you persevere she will be at the top within the group of smart kids. Just think what that will do for her confidence and understanding of what happens when you put in the effort! | |
| Jun 28, 2011 at 18:55 | history | edited | dave | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 10, 2011 at 8:04 | answer | added | at01 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 7, 2011 at 19:21 | comment | added | dave | @Ilari - My daughter has been classified as "gifted" by some of her previous teachers and has attended special classes for advanced students where she has held her own. That being said, her strengths are on the language side of things. I do not know how much that applies to the maths side - her skills are above average but nowhere near as good as her reading/spelling. Having just spent an hour with her doing maths homework, I think we need to take a step back and work more on the fundamentals. | |
| Jun 7, 2011 at 6:37 | comment | added | Ilari Kajaste | @JSBangs, then again, it's good to remember we are in fact only getting one side of the story here, not the full picture. It could be the case poster is indeed pushing her daughter too much, and that is the reason for the teacher's behaviour. But it's of course rather impossible to tell with this little information. | |
| Jun 2, 2011 at 12:12 | comment | added | JSBձոգչ | Sounds like your daughter has a bad teacher. | |
| Jun 2, 2011 at 8:19 | answer | added | Rory Alsop♦ | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jun 2, 2011 at 6:33 | answer | added | Zottek | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 2, 2011 at 5:25 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackParenting/status/76157427980050432 | ||
| Jun 2, 2011 at 3:05 | answer | added | jcolebrand | timeline score: 11 | |
| Jun 2, 2011 at 0:05 | history | asked | dave | CC BY-SA 3.0 |