I called my parents to ask about this. My dad laughed because he vividly remembers this. My brother was a good kid who answered the questions and 2x2 was totally 4. I actually said to the teachers 3 was "close enough" and scowled when I was corrected.
What they did was explain to me that yes the teacher did know the answer, but they wanted to find out if I knew the answer. And that I needed to humor them when they didn't understand that 3 was close enough to 4.
I suspect they also explained that I needed to tell the teachers the correct answers to do things like stay in my advanced reading group and stuff.
I also found out about the mouse cards. My brother got fish shaped cards at school to help him learn non regular words. I could read many of them, and demanded mouse cards. My mom did simple words, and then realized I could already read somewhat (I was 3). I read a book out loud to my grandmother when I was almost 4 (Come out and play little mouse).
This is why I ask parents for help picking age appropriate books. I have no clue what the normal reading level is for any age.
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What they did was explain to me that yes the teacher did know the answer, but they wanted to find out if I knew the answer. And that I needed to humor them when they didn't understand that 3 was close enough to 4.
I suspect they also explained that I needed to tell the teachers the correct answers to do things like stay in my advanced reading group and stuff.
I also found out about the mouse cards. My brother got fish shaped cards at school to help him learn non regular words. I could read many of them, and demanded mouse cards. My mom did simple words, and then realized I could already read somewhat (I was 3). I read a book out loud to my grandmother when I was almost 4 (Come out and play little mouse).
This is why I ask parents for help picking age appropriate books. I have no clue what the normal reading level is for any age.