Are South Africans Dumber?

Only kidding!

I know we can’t judge a country by it's curriculum. Just wanted a zingy title.

I remember reading a post in which the SA mother stated that the American curriculum is harder than ours. I filed that info away, as I continued with my US curriculum (Rod and Staff)

This morning, because of silly threats, and just a desire to know, I logged onto the SA Department of Basic Education’s website. They have free workbooks there for primary scholars. I wanted to ensure that according to our authorities (Been getting ‘attitude’ about our homeschooling about us NEEDING to have officials coming to assess the children-which is a bald faced lie) my son was on track with his Grade 1 Maths (I know across the pond it’s called Math) and to find South African coin worksheets. Pointless him learning how to add pennies and dollars when we live here.

But as I went through the worksheets, I realised that it was stuff my Kindergarten daughter is doing. So yes, at the moment, it seems the US curriculum is more advanced. Will see at the end of high school what it’s like.

Just a bit of random info for my fellow SA homeschool moms.

PS. I did a search and found an coin generator-addition-worksheet thingamabob so it’s all good anyway. Will print it out and use it to supplement his work.