Homeschool Update + Check In

Hi Friends! Today is a homeschool update, recapping the first 4-5 weeks of the new school year. We've made some changes and had some realizations. We've added things and taken things off of the to-do list. We're now in our 5th year of homeschooling, and we know that each year there is always some reconfiguring that needs to happen during the first few weeks of school until you can get settled into a nice groove. I'm just over here, still working on the kinks that need to be straightened out, and that's what I want to share today!
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[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

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[@migdaliamartinez8054]

My daughter uses TGATB math 5 and was taking about an hour and a half to complete lessons. I switched to doing the mini lessons with her instead of her watching the videos and WOW! Apparently the videos were really slowing her down. She said she would get distracted and have to rewatch the video multiple times or wouldn’t grasp the concept. She’s on lesson 36 and math is now taking between 30-45 minutes.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Ahh that makes sense! Maybe she needs more cut and dry and not all the visuals of the vide lessons

[@velvetme22]

Totally feel you. Focus on knowledge building and don’t worry about instruction. Science. Social studies. Literature. Real life skills like baking and sewing. All that good stuff will fuel any return to academics. She can work on reading game instructions or more “functional” words, math, etc. you’re so great mama.

[@jessicachipepo442]

We are finishing level K math and we are switching to Saxon. The good and the beautiful really looked so beautiful when I first got it and it’s the first curriculum I have ever used. The problems I have with the math is my daughter can read. She reads the teacher instructions and spend more time talking about the stories, coloring, or distracted by the games. I’m realizing we need the teacher manual separate, simple math problems, and hands on with manipulatives. I think learning about different people in the world, geography, other stories that they put in we will learn through reading and books. Best part about homeschooling is you get to make changes!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Haha yes I can see my Lola doing that too when she can read fluently enough 😅😂

[@ashleyacosta3149]

Look into Notgrass history. We really love it.

[@crystalh28]

I second this. We love Notgrass history as well.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Sorry, just seeing this comment. I did look into it but it was a little too much for what I was looking for this year. I needed something we could do once a week. Maybe in the future though!

[@davinacoleman5603]

We are using the new TGTB level 4 math and I noticed it was taking a long time to complete as well. I typically go through the review questions and highlight the problems I want her to do (typically only half of the problems). If she gets them all correct we move on to the next lesson. If she gets them wrong we go over it and I have her complete a couple more problems to show she understands before moving on. This process works well for us and she’s usually done within 45 minutes (an hour tops).

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Great idea! Might try that one too!

[@lisaroper421]

I have to say, as a new homeschooling family, we are *loving* not having to get up fast and get going in the morning. And we are a family of early birds! I guess what I am saying is, I am not surprised that morning chores don't also fit! Getting out the door on time is a major effort! So glad you all are doing well!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Yes even though I’m a morning person, getting out the door on time has always been another story 🥴

[@BearBettermentSchool]

Sorry for the shallow comment, but that shirt is on point! The colors work magic in you.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Thank you!! It’s actually a dress 😊😊

[@laurahaney1592]

I’ve solely used Abeka math for K4-11th grade over the last 14 years of homeschooling. I’m trying out TGTB math with my sixth grader this year, and yes, it takes her well over an hour to complete her lessons. That being said, Abeka took just as long and she didn’t retain it, nor did she enjoy it. I’m glad TGTB is challenging yet also fun. My daughter loves doing her math now, even if there are tears, here and there, because it takes so long. My rule is, if she has worked for an hour and she still isn’t done, she has to stop and move on to her next class, and just come back to it later in the day to prevent mental burnout.

[@sarahkey413]

I had to slow down with my son at the end of last year. He was a young kindergartener, and by the end of the curriculum it was too much for him. I could tell he wasn't mentally mature enough to grasp it. We were also doing the old TGTB, which I feel lto be advanced anyway. We paused the curriculum, only read books for a few weeks, then went to masterbooks. He finished their first grade curriculum by Christmas break this year. We are starting TGTB first grade after Christmas. I had him read through some, and it is just right for him now! We may just continue to stay half a year behind for awhile. Sometimes they just need to slow down and let their little brains catch up!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Definitely! Nothing wrong with that at all!

[@daniellemunson6806]

Same thing here for my son using 5th grade tgtb math. He's good at math & it still takes him FOREVER! I started choosing just some of the problems for him to complete instead of doing everything.

[@KatsGrimm]

We wanted to love TGTB Math so much. I even went and bought all the math boxes. I'm now going to be selling them. I made the switch to Math You See and love it. For being mastery, it has so much built in review. It's a little nerve racking that they don't learn concepts the same order as "standard," but it all evens out eventually. I think her longest lesson has taken 20mins.

[@amberjustus1093]

I TOTALLY second this 👆 I wanted to love TGATB but it just didn’t work for any of my kids. It left them frustrated and crying. We switched to MUS and it’s been the best change for us! Once you get past the different scope & sequence it’s amazing 👏👏👏

[@worldofweeze]

So glad your girls are adjusting to everything so well (and you also❤). You should be happy she’s doing so well in school. That’s part of our job😊 I’m sure you have heard me say this before, but we use Easy Peasy for math for Easton and Zoe (levels 2 & 4). Each day is a little different, but we average about 20-25 mins. per lesson. It is a perfect amount for us! But I could see other families maybe not feeling like it’s quite enough.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Thanks friend!

[@katem942]

We love TGATB Math. We skip some review here and there. As far as everything else, I keep an abacus and a number line with our math supplies and use it as needed.

[@afreemano]

Thank you so much for sharing the teacher resource link. I had never heard of it! I can't believe that price. I just signed up and already found so many things I want to use. We are using Abeka for my first grader, I get really overwhelmed with all of the resources/flashcards that are provided. We started mid-september. I think I'm finally finding a groove. He is my first to homeschool. Every video you have done has been so informative and encouraging to me. Thank you for putting yourself out there! =) Ashley

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

So glad! And yes it can be a lot especially at first but once you get into it, it’s a GREAT curriculum! I’ve got 2 solid readers and spellers from Abeka and working on number 3 😊

[@greenpaint2266]

We got to that same exact math lesson in TGTB and had the same experience. We have since switched to Math With Confidence and so far so good!

[@nikkibbander]

I have only taught math with confidence since we started formal homeschooling, for my now 1st grader, we did the kinder level last year and it was amazing he is now about to start the first grade level as he is finishing up level k, and now my daughter who is my kindergartener she is now doing level kindergarten. I tell anybody who will hear me how amazing and uncomplicated Kate Snow's math program is, the hands on is fun and thourough and the worksheet is not overwhelming after our 20 minute lesson. Glad to hear you are also enjoying math with confidence!!!!

[@theresagardner416]

Love Math with Confidence. We did K and now working through 1st grade. It takes us about 20-30 minutes from start to finish. The fun learning games can be done at any time of the day.

[@brittanyolga]

Yes math is our longest subject too. We are using Saxon but I honestly think 5th grade math and up is a big jump in the math concepts being taught. My daughter love’s homework too 🤷🏽‍♀️ . I have been doing the same thing giving her more independent reading and letting her split up math lessons up too ! I am so happy all of the girls are doing good especially Lexi !!!! Great update ❤

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Thanks friend! Haha Bri loves homework too? They’re so much alike! 😄

[@brittanyolga]

@@thepracticalhomeschooler Yes lol 😂

[@lifewithginab]

My kids also assign themselves homework 🤣 and you definitely should be proud of your daughters grades in school!! I would be ❤️

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

😂😂😂 love it!!

[@velvetme22]

I am EBLI trained now and I’m working with my 4 year old in the grade 1 language abeka book. If I can make a recommendation. Without knowing her particulars, the two exercises they recommend is encoding and decoding. So I’m her reader she would read each passage 3 times. The first time is for accuracy, the second for fluency and the third for orthographic mapping and prosody. The encoding piece would be her spelling and I would recommend spelling words that she read. You would correct her immediately and let her re write the word once with assistance and once without. And wait 3 ? days to review the spelling / rule. Recall is huge. See “make it stick” which really advocates that the struggle is important to learning. Maybe instead of switching to something, pause the abeka materials and just use the words / math on a whiteboard away from the paper pressure. Recall recall recall. And may the force be with you

[@barbarap.8494]

Hi, been homeschooling one year now. I’m actually doing Abeka math and the good and the beautiful math also with my daughter. Abeka seems to take longer at around one hour but tgatb only takes her less than thirty minutes. She seems to understand both it’s just a different learning style. Thank you again for your helpful videos.😊

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Thanks for watching!

[@gisellecarr2099]

My son is in 5th grade Abeka and he takes about an hour as well front and back of page. But some times I just tell him to work on one side and do the other side next day.

[@schultesweeties]

My 6th grader is now doing level 5 of math from TGTB. So far she is enjoying the review problems being less than level 4 but it is still taking her at least an hour or so. We’ve been with TGTB math since level 2 of the old level. I know we will need to switch it out pretty soon, so I keep looking at other math curriculum.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Aww really? Yes we’ve been with it since the very beginning and love it…but just trying to figure out how we can make it our own 🤔

[@GardenMinistry.]

My oldest is in 1st grade doing Abeka Math, so I'm not where you are yet, but i just couldn't imagine taking an hour or more on Math everyday! I would have to break up the lessons somehow to make it shorter for everyone involved. I've read that Charlotte Mason's lessons were meant to take much less time, I would check there if my lessons were getting too long, but that's just me! 😊 Love your channel Lauren thanks for your updates!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Yes definitely came out of left field these 1 1/2 lessons! 😬

[@michellemunoz5133]

My two eldest were very different from one another. While one would take 15-25 min in math (he aimed to finish fast, math concepts came easily to him), the other would take her time to understand concepts stress free, breaks in between, and eventually they both graduated and are now both seniors in college and things have not changed. Don’t worry about your daughter taking longer, unless she is struggling with concepts, other than that some students just take a bit longer to process information and make sense of it. It really says a lot that they’re willing to commit that much more time to understand any one subject, that’s an amazing skill (what drive!).

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Thanks for that ☺️ I’m not worried about her 😉 I think I was surprised that it was such a big time leap from the other years to this year

[@michellemunoz5133]

I love your approach, I have little ones now after a large gap and I feel like your videos have helped me so much!

[@heatheraz4680]

My 5th grader does 2 different math programs and is usually done in 45 min at most daily. My 8th grader also have 2 math programs and it is 45 min to 1h 15 min a day. We do the main math program and one (different program) at a lower level just to keep past concepts fresh.

[@aspen51481]

We were surprised with that EXACT lesson as well when it slipped in there in TGTB math 1

[@darlinglittlethree5860]

My daughter is in "5th" grade but finishing up her 4th grade math from tgtb (15lessons away from finishing). Since math 3, it's always taken her about 1hr-1.5hrs. This year I started setting a timer for 30mins after the video portion was done and she will finish with it the next day. And then typically she won't start the next lesson until the following day. So in short, we split most lessons over a 2 day span.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

That makes sense! Great way to break it up!

[@OurInspiredHomeschool]

We ditched TGTB math again. I have tried it a few times it just doesn't work for us mainly because of a lack of instruction on some things and way too much explanation on others. I am still going to use some of the pages. I want to like it so bad but I just can't.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Aww sorry it’s not working 😕

[@samuelamandamartin822]

I'm thinking about ditching, too. What works better for you?

[@OurInspiredHomeschool]

@@samuelamandamartin822 I honestly don’t know yet. We are trying easypeasy & it’s going a lot better so far. Take it with a grain of salt though because we used tgtb 1st grade last year and it went much better for us than the 2nd grade level did. My older child wasn’t retaining anything with it and so we used mammoth for 4th & 5th. This year I wanted some help with instruction so I went with Easypeasy for her and it’s working so far. It uses khan academy videos. * edit to add I have a 1st/2nd grader and 6th grader.

[@crazychappellchaos9910]

I have a kiddo who is right on the line, so this has been very helpful!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

It can be hard to determine!

[@katem942]

My 5th grader takes an hour to do math, sometimes a bit less. I have her do every other problem when it comes to things like long multiplication and long division. She knows it well, it just takes a while…

[@HeatherLucas865]

My daughter is finishing up level 5 TGTB math I just have her do half of each type of problem. Lol it was taking her a long time. If she misses any then we go back and do something them together.

[@TicketToLearning]

I was so like your daughter when I was her age. I wanted homework after school so badly. My mom would bring home old workbooks from her school for me to do. 😂 When we tried TGTB math for 5th, my son had the same issue and he just couldn’t do math that long. With his current program, a short day takes about 15 minutes. A longer day takes about 30, but I can easily make the worksheets longer or shorter and base it on his attention span.

[@elizabeth0265]

What math curriculum do you use?

[@TicketToLearning]

@@elizabeth0265 I use different programs for each child. For the one I’m referring to here, we use Math on the Level. It’s the least traditional of all the programs we use. It’s a bit of a learning curve and is more prep for parents,but once you get a flow worked out it’s easy. No more than 15 mins prep per week.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

That’s so funny about the homework! 😄 that’s awesome you found something that works for your son! Love that when that happens ☺️❤️

[@kadieschaefer2874]

We also did Abeka Pre-K and Kinder, but Abeka first grade was INTENSE and so repetitious! We still used the Phonics flashcards and the Readers and the Handbook for Reading to make sure the reading and phonics stick, but switched to Lifepac 1st grade Language Arts for workbook material last year for my youngest son's language arts, and it was a much better fit!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

I’m glad you found something that works well! And using a bit of both curriculum 😃

[@almablinn9755]

It was taking my daughter a long time to do the Math 5 Good and Beautiful too! I really thought it was my daughter and she was getting frustrated with it. I did stop using it because it is our first year and I thought I just got the wrong math for her. I may go back and give it a try later once I get her more comfortable with math. But hearing you say how long it took your daughter maybe that was just normal.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Yes that seems to be the consensus!!

[@amandab.6815]

I noticed the same thing about that lesson in TGTB math! That was a big jump! TGTB isn't our main math- we use singapore math, but I printed off TGTB for periods when we hit a road block or need a mental break from what we have been doing. So this is our first time trying it.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

That’s a great idea! I love pulling from multiple sources!

[@dianaramos8742]

Just downloaded the teachers club! Thanks so much!

[@dianaramos8742]

I had to come back and say after going through and getting some bundles.. maybe it’s better for higher levels. I a preschooler/kindergarten. I really like planes & balloons worksheets more! You should check them out. It’s a little tedious going through all worksheets instead of one whole bundle, but they’re good! They do have like- say you do a color by number it’ll have a fall set or theme where it’s a few you can print at a time. & they have seasonal sections. It’s a good one!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Yes I couldn’t believe all the variety!

[@kimberlygoudzwaard2811]

Our 6.5yr old daughter is doing TGTB math 1 and she has some struggles too. I also feel like sometimes I am surprised by what they expect them to do- like maybe they didn’t give enough explanation? I want to love it but I’m not sure. I’m looking at BJU for next year because it seems more organized, but maybe TGTB will work out!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

We loved level k and 2 last year so I was surprised by this. But hopefully it’s just a few lessons!

[@heatherr8696]

My daughter was doing level 6 TGTB and it was taking that long so we stopped it. That’s way too long to me and suggested she wasn’t really understanding. We have her doing a lower level of an online program for 30 min a day and it’s working well to make sure the basic concepts are really cemented.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Great idea…making sure the foundation is there!

[@HerDailyJourney]

Wow that's teachers club card website is awesome

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Yes, so cool!

[@CalmintheChaosHomeschool]

My daughter is also taking a long time for TGATB math. If we did it in one sitting… probably 1 hour to 1:15, but I usually cut the lessons a tiny bit.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

I’m thinking I might do that, BUT she’s such a type A, cutting back would stress her more than doing all the questions 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@crystalh28]

We recently went through that same math lesson. It frustrated me as well. I thought it should have introduced how to add the ones and then tens column, but it does introduce that shortly after. We are on lesson 29 today and, if I remember correctly, that was the only thing that I thought was kind of out of left field so far.

[@jennypluff8595]

Yes, same here. We just finished lesson 32 and I thought that one lesson was odd, but haven't had a problem since!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Good to know! I did peak through a few lessons ahead and it did seem to flow smoothly. I love TGTB math so when I saw that I was like “noooo!!!” Haha hopefully it’s just that lesson ☺️

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

We probably will do longer than a year for kindergarten!!! My daughter is doing awesome tho!!! Nothing wrong with slowing down and unschooling reading and phonics for a while!!! We love TGTB videos lessons and I think as the math levels get harder it will take longer and we break lessons up!!! My twins take 1 to 2 hours for a math lesson. The girl does TGTB and the boy does Singapore math!!! My son was struggling with TGTB math and my old homeschool high school math teacher recommended Singapore math even though he remembers me hating it and it works for my son!!! My older kids do independent work in their own time!!!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Funny how even for twins, different things work better for one than the other. Just goes to show…definitely not one size fits all!

[@daniellestanley4975]

Love the update !

[@jennifersanchez4245]

Hi! Hope you provide TGTB with your thoughts so they can improve for future! I'm sure they would love to hear from you❤

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

I honestly thought about that!

[@nicoles9223]

Yes it seems to take us forever for tgtb math My 5th grader is still trying to finish level 4...from last year 😬😬

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Hang in there!! ❤️

[@fab5bailey369]

Hi! Have you looked into Life of Fred, while you wait until January? It is a story like math curriculum. I switch to Life of Fred when my kids get bored of Abeka. Once we finish one book, they are normally ready to go back to Abeka. Edit to add: You might can get a copy at your local library as well!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

I’ve heard of it but haven’t looked into that one yet!

[@ashleyacosta3149]

My daughter is also on level 5 TGATB math. She takes the same amount of time as your daughter.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Ahh ok! Glad we’re not the only ones!

[@Simple_Homeschool_Mama]

My daughter is also doing TG&TB Level 5 Math as well. It takes her on average about 20 mins. being the most time on during math. We started her on level 6 and it was taking her way to long just like your daughter so, we move down to level 5. Maybe take an assessment on level 4 since they changed it just to make sure she covered all the skills in level 4. Hope this help.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

No she can grasp the concepts, that’s not really the issue

[@Simple_Homeschool_Mama]

@@thepracticalhomeschooler Sounds great. Maybe just split the lesson in 2 days and let her go at her past because she is doing awesome and so are you. Good luck.

[@OurInspiredHomeschool]

Also, I wanted to add that math does take the longest for my 6th grader (we are not using TGTB though) It takes 45 minutes to an hour.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

O ok! Not too bad 🙂

[@whitney5581]

Maybe you could just add a few Costco (or others) level K workbooks for Lola to close the gap until she starts the level one abeka program? We tried TGTB math for the first time this year. The level 2 is great, so far it seems to be appropriate for age level and nice short lessons. The level 6 on the other hand, I can totally relate to what your saying. It was taking my son 1.5 hours per lesson and we were both starting to dread this part of the day. The content it was teaching also seemed to be very advanced. Luckily I had a brand new grade 6 math program from another company so we switched after a month, and has made our days so much smoother. We don't dread math anymore. So I definitely have mixed feelings about TGTB math, I was hoping to love it for both boys, but so far is working only for the younger grade.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

I was thinking about just some basic workbooks…still figuring that part out though. What program did you ended up switching your older to? At this point we’re not looking to switch, but just curious what it was!

[@whitney5581]

@@thepracticalhomeschooler We switched to Math Lessons for a Living Education. He had used all levels from level 2 onward and has done really well with the more gentler approach. Unfortunately the 2 math programs are kind of at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of workload, but TGTB was really overwhelming us both. I'm thinking about trying Christian Lights Math for grade 7 as Math Lessons for a living Education only goes up to grade 6. And I wasn't enthusiastic about master books math after elementary levels. It might be trial and error for a bit. I find the higher the grade, the less options for curriculum there are available. 🤷‍♀️

[@L--C]

TGTB Math 4 takes my son forever too, I can’t figure out why. My older 9th grade son does ALEKS online and I just have him cap it at 45 minutes a day.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Yea not sure what that’s about. I feel like 45 minutes at this point (depending on the child) should be good. But maybe I’m way off 🤷🏻‍♀️🫠

[@L--C]

@@thepracticalhomeschooler I would definitely like 45 minutes to be the MAX for TGTB, but a full lesson is taking more like an hour… and that’s skipping the mental math book.

[@L--C]

Maybe I’m way off with my expectations too!

[@layla1521]

I have been a bit frustrated with the math level 2 this year as well. They lack instruction on a few things and actually has confused me at times.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Aww sorry to hear that 😕🙁

[@layla1521]

Yes..but all in all we still love TGTB and their approach to most things in their curriculum, just has been a surprise on this level 2 math

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

@@layla1521 yea, I hear you ❤️

[@SevenInAll]

I think it's a good idea that you're looking ahead with your 1st grader to avoid burn out or getting ahead of what she's really ready for. I'm at a bit of a tricky point with Cyrus with reading in that regard...he's starting to blend letters and has a lot of interest in learning to read, but I don't think he's ready for the actual pace of a reading program yet...so I'm just super slowly starting a reading program with him, splitting up a lesson into multiple days, reviewing the same blending concepts in different ways, and just having fun with doing little pieces of it while I give him some time to get a little older. I had some similar issues with TGATB math in kindergarten for Cyrus...some really fun activities but then some big jumps. Loved listening to your update!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

That sounds perfect! And of course you’ll do an amazing job at it Rachel! ☺️ he’ll do great!!

[@cherimathews6235]

We cut some of the problems to keep mayh no longer than 45 minutes.

[@EverydayArmyWife]

could you do a gap year with Lola and do TGATB Level K LA then pick up Abeka next year (or even in the January)

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

You know, I did look into that. I’ve looked into a few different options but haven’t settled on anything just yet.

[@roseylove1543]

My 5 year missed the cut off (September). But she was ready to do Kindergarten level work. I worried that the workload would catch up on her so I decided to do TGATB Level K and only do 60 (half) lessons for her Kindergarten year and the other half next year. So we have been taking it reallly slow. You could do the last half of TGATB or even the new one and maybe it will be a good gap filler for you?

[@roseylove1543]

Or even Dash Into Learning book sets and activity pages 😊

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

I’ve thought about doing that for a few months…not sure yet what we’ll do!

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Those are adorable ❤️

[@rolandabradley6193]

My daughter, in 5th, also likes to have homework....and grades. We have started this year calculating grades for her. Love the teachers club card. Definitely going to sign up for that. Is there alot on there for 5th grade?

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

So funny! I can see the grade thing but the homework?? Haha these kids are too much 😆😆 ❤️❤️

[@rolandabradley6193]

@@thepracticalhomeschooler I know right!! Lol. I also was going to say that we tried another curriculum for math thr beginning of our year and we have changed back to TGTB for 5th. The other curriculum and TGTB both take close to an hour, sometimes more depending on the topic. I think it’s just 5th grade. 🤷🏼‍♀️ but we love TGTB math..not sure why I even changed and tried something else.

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

@@rolandabradley6193 we do love it too! Just threw me for a loop with the timing of it all!

[@StephanieMT]

Math takes longer in higher grades is what i heard other homeschool moms say

[@thepracticalhomeschooler]

Yes, it’s something we’ve accepted this year haha

[@JaniceCrowell]

Some students need an entire hour for math. Many do. But many don’t.