I can totally relate to some of these comments, but I must say that Ms. Tsai is an excellent teacher and gave my child a very strong foundation in Math that still serves her as a high school junior. It was a lot of work, but that is what it takes to be good at Math. Ms. Tsai is tough. She wants her students to excel. My student has always said she wouldn't be where she is academically if she hadn't been to Plano Day School and Tsai's Math. She went to Plano Day School through first grade and Tsai's Math until she finished 8th grade. This class isn't for everyone, it requires discipline and academic stamina. If you have a kindergartner that you want to be good at Math later in life, I say, start them early and get them used to hard work from a young age. Public school Math is taught too slowly with too many cute gimmicks and not enough emphasis on speed, accuracy and fluency. There is also an element of competition in Tsai's Math that is absent in public school. This is just my two cents worth, but I never regreted the time or the money.
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