Your kid isn't bad at math. Here's how you can help them.
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If your kid starts thinking they are bad at math, don't lose hope
#parenting #twittermath
If your kid starts thinking they are bad at math, don't lose hope
2/ Almost every kid has trouble with math at some point.
Unfortunately, many kids give up on math when they don't need to.
Most kids hit a point in their school career when suddenly math doesn't make sense any more.
Unfortunately, many kids give up on math when they don't need to.
Most kids hit a point in their school career when suddenly math doesn't make sense any more.
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• Maybe it's fractions in elementary / middle school
• Maybe it's algebra in middle school / high school
• Maybe it's introduction to proofs in geometry in high school
Here's how to help them, step by step:
• Maybe it's fractions in elementary / middle school
• Maybe it's algebra in middle school / high school
• Maybe it's introduction to proofs in geometry in high school
Here's how to help them, step by step:
4/ Step 1: Go back one class / concept to where the math still made sense
This is so important because everything made sense right up until this point.
This is so important because everything made sense right up until this point.
5/ Being able to locate where things went wrong means that it'll be easier for you and their math teacher to figure out what was the concept that confused them.
Maybe it was mixed fractions, or maybe it was two-column proofs in geometry, or maybe it was something else.
Maybe it was mixed fractions, or maybe it was two-column proofs in geometry, or maybe it was something else.
6/ Step 2: Once you know what concept confused them, go through it again with a different teaching source
Most people, if they manage to figure out where things went wrong, go back to the explanation in the book or video or teacher to see if they can understand it better.
Most people, if they manage to figure out where things went wrong, go back to the explanation in the book or video or teacher to see if they can understand it better.
7/ Instead, go to a different teaching source to go over the concept again. This will allow you and your child to see it from a different point of view. While it could be worse or better, the important thing is that it's different.
8/ This gives you two different ways to approach the problem your child is struggling on.
9/ Step 3: Finally, have your child practice for a few days
Now that you've found the child's confusing bit and approached learning it two different ways, it's time to practice to help learn the concept.
Now that you've found the child's confusing bit and approached learning it two different ways, it's time to practice to help learn the concept.
10/ The way to do this is to figure out practice problems from both teaching materials as well as slightly tweaking the ones presented to have them be very similar.
11/ Doing this over a few days will help your child overcome their struggles with the problem AND help them learn perseverance and that they CAN figure out math when it stops making sense.
12/ If you found this tip valuable, jump back to the top tweet (see below) and retweet it to help other people whose kids may be struggling with math.
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