This article explains how modern society needs more people with advanced math skills. It also explains how not only are advanced math skills are needed, but advanced skills in other subjects as well, such as reading, writing, and arithmetic. But we should not pressure children into gearing their minds for something they are nowhere near […]
The author tries to dispel the myth that girls cannot be good at math by using her own personal experiences growing up and her eventual achievements. Then she finished the article with how a parent could tell if their child has a tendency towards math or other STEM subjects by providing a list of clues […]
This article talks about unorthodox teaching technique called “Flip Instruction” and its effectiveness. Unlike the current standard teaching techniques where there is repeated in class lesson-home work sequence, this technique utilizes technology to reverse the teaching method. In this method a student views an online instructional video lesson, and then practices problem in class with […]
Helping your child with his or her homework could actually be more harmful than helpful if you have any math anxiety! According to a new study, math anxious parents that help with homework can greatly hinder the learning process and put their children deeply behind in their grade level! Parents with math anxiety can still […]
The article is about parents who have had math class anxiety during their childhood, and must now teach and practice their children’s mathematical skills. The article compares old orthodox teaching techniques used during childhood, which gave “math anxiety”, to new styles being taught to current generation kids. The new teaching methods are not as rigid […]
Has it ever happened that you are out and find yourself having to calculate a tip or a sales actual tax? Every day, we are faced with little mathematical tasks. For some this is never a problem but others find it more so. As with all mundane activities, if we do feel an anxiety, we […]
Software developer and former math teacher Ron Ayotte created i4class. The program is a new approach where the student can sign in and do his math on a computer or tablet. What makes this program is that the teacher can view his work in real time and assist him. Price varies by size of the […]
Physical activity leads to better academics in younger children as it speeds up the maturation process of the brain. The study done about this has just began, so they still have to look into if this advantage lasts longer into life or if it just can help kids get an early start.
This article is about shortening the school week for children to a four day work week, and how it has shown a high impact on math scores but reading scores were unaffected. They believe that teachers will have longer day to try new methods while the students are still fresh in their minds and not […]
This article is about Common Core math standards and how it could be confusing as it is new to a lot of parents who do not understand it and who cannot help their children learn it. Common Core math has been introduced to try to maintain a uniform idea of what math is but as […]
