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Preface

SunshineMath

anditspredecessorprograms,

Superstars

and

SuperstarsII,

dwellonthepositiveaspectsofstudents,parents,teachers,andadministratorsworkingtogether.Thisprogramassumesthatchildren,evenyoungchildren,arecapableofandinterested

learning;thatteacherswanttohelpthemlearntothinkforthemselves;thatadministratorsseetheirjobsasclearingthepathsothatqualityeducationisdeliveredeffectively

theirschools;andthatparentscareabouttheirchild'slearningandarewillingto

WDIX

withtheschoolsystemtowardthatgoaLEachofthesefourgroupshasa

vital

roletoplayinimplementing

SunshineMath.

Theprogram'sinitiatorsbelievedthatelementarystudentsarecapableofmuchmorethanwenormallyaskofthem,andthesubsequentsuccessof

Superstars

indicatesthatmanychildrenareonthepathtobecomingindependentlearners.Anumberofchildrenin

any

classroomarebright,energetic.andwillingtoacceptextrachallenges..Thebasicpurposeofthe

Superstars

programistoprovidetheextrachallengethatself-motivatedstudentsneed

mathematics.andtodoso

astructured,long-termprogramthatdoesnotimpingeonthenormalclassroomroutineorthetimeoftheteacher.Thesystem

notmeanttoreplaceanyaspectoftheschoolcurriculum--it

offeredasaperipheralopportunitytostudentswhoidentifywithchallengesandwhowanttoberewardedfortheirextraeffort.Participation

theprogramisalwaysoptional-onlythosestudentswhovoluntarilychoosetoparticipatewill,

thelongrun,benefitfromthisprogram.Anystudent,regardlessofprioracademicperformance,shouldbeencouragedtoparticipateaslongtheirinterestismaintained.Thepredecessorprogramsfor

SunshineMath-