Mudhut to NASA’s J_Webb Telescope|| Scientist + mathEducator 17yrs👉 Uncommon insights on building kids’ mathematical thinking: Problem-Solving & Mindset |Mom2x
Oct 9, 2021 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
1/ Stanford PhD in Chemical Eng.
"I tutored math in college. If they said "I don't understand how to do this," I'd make them tell me what they specifically didn't understand.
My feeling is that math comes easier to some than others, but most can succeed if disciplined."
2/
"I assume they have the same anxiety that I have about writing papers. Anxiety keeps them from learning things elementary school kids learn, and most people don't want to do that. It really bugs me when people talk about how their 'brain just isn't made for math.'"
Oct 7, 2021 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Back in 2003, hard-working kids came into my office all day long.
They couldn't pass math tests when stakes are high.
Yet they were getting 100% they got on projects, homework assignments, and sometimes even quizzes with high marks.
And it was not just high school kids. Middle school kids and sometimes even grade school kids.
To help these kids to pass math tests with ease and get the scores they deserve, I needed to help see they were making 3 types of mistakes on tests over and over again.
Oct 5, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
1/ The pre-kindergarten years are critical for introducing Math & Science through fun hands-on activities:
- cooking (weigh, measure, and observe how food combine and change)
- singing & dancing (counting, pitch, duration, and loudness)
- card/board games (monopoly is the best)
2/ Don't teach math as systems/ rules that kids have to learn/remember.
- Some parents circumvent the possibility of kids not liking math by embedding it into their brains before kids have a chance to like/dislike it.
-If you are going this route, monitor the fun factor!
Oct 4, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
1/ Read up on it.
Get a 30,000-ft perspective on how math governs the physical universe with a book by Roger Penrose #nobelPrize in physics 2002:
"The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe"
2/ Learn once, teach twice.
If you're in finance, teach compound interest; if you're in marketing, teach Bell curve; if you're in startups, teach ROI.
Oct 4, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
I researched Quora for the best options on Homework time with your kid.
1/ Think long-term. Use your time to...
- Ask him what he learned
- What he likes about the subject
- What he finds challenging
- When the next test is
- How he's going to prepare for it
2/ From an elementary teacher:
- "I asked parents NOT help so I can see what kids got in class"
- only 25% complied
- "99% of my teaching was trying to train the PARENTS!"
- "focus on getting 100% on hw blinded them to seeing the need to let kids learn from their mistakes."
