“I teach 5th grade at a title one elementary school. I have taught in various places for 11 years. This year my students started out the year scoring lower in math than any other class that I have taught. Our first math assessment showed that 71% of my 5th grade students could not fluently add or subtract!! So I started them in reflex and now at Thanksgiving I have 5 students who are 100% fluent in addition and subtraction. I have 2 others who are at 99% fluency. I only wish the students would have had this opportunity when they were younger.”
~Charity Buckley, 5th Grade Teacher, Wilson Elementary, Oregon