Quote from jprad:
first grade math curricula is designed to get your child to be able to count to 20 and be able to subtract up to 15 by the end of the school year.
You couldn't be more wrong. I've been tutoring kids for 8 years - from kindergarten to 5th graders. The past 2 years I've worked in one of the most poverty stricken schools in our area, where kids are very much under performing. I can tell you that I have 1st graders who not only add and subtract but are also learning basic multiplication.
