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A Personal Perspective on the Relative Importance of Teaching MathOver the years, math has been the subject that defined our homeschooling day. Now, after twelve plus years of homeschooling, I question the relative importance of that decision.
Easy and Fun Ways to Teach Math FactsEasy and fun ideas for teaching math facts to any student.- Math Anxiety and Children: How to Help Your Child Get Over Math AnxietyMath anxiety is a common reason children struggle with math and can make it difficult for your child to learn vital educational skills. If your child is struggling with math anxiety, here's how to help.
- Education - Failing the ChildrenPublic education has taken a turn for the worse for many years. Many children hate school, many are failing school. However in reality schools are failing the children.
- Requirements to Teach MathTo become a great math teacher or educator requires more than just a degree. What is required to become a math teacher?
College and State Certification Requirements for Teaching MathWhat is required to become a math teacher? States differ somewhat on expected qualifications, but one requirement is consistent. Applicants must pass college-level courses and apply for a state teaching license or certification.
Homeschool Tips: Teaching Math Tips for Kindergarten Through Third GradeHomeschool tips on how to teach math. I have been a homeschool teacher for thirteen years and would like to share some teaching math tips for kindergarten, first, second, and third grade.- Using Kids Games and Fun Games to Teach MathHave you ever tried to teach math to a child who was under-interested(bored)? There are many of ways to embed these kinds of activities into a teaching lesson that will appeal to the under-interested
Teaching Math to Students Who "Can't Do Math"One teacher's approach to overcoming the emotional baggage many students attach to learning math.- How to Teach Math Concepts to a Four Year OldTeaching numbers and basic operations, such as addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication, to four year olds requires making these concepts more concrete.
- Low Cost Ways to Teach Math to Your Child at HomeIf you are homeschooling your child, and you want to teach your child math skills on a budget, here are some tips.
- Teaching Math to Preschool ChildrenNo time is too early to begin teaching children the basics of math. Numbers can be exciting when you plan ahead and take time for math.
- Teaching Math: The Commutative and Associative PropertiesThis article explains how to help students identify the commutative and associative properties of addition and multiplication. The author, an experienced teacher, shows how analogies and memory tricks can work.
- Why Teach Math? Why Sing?I outline why we should teach math, and how we should teach it.
- Homeschooling Math on a BudgetWays to homeschool math on a budget, seeing that math is all around us.
- Fun Ways to Teach Math to ChildrenWays to teach mathematic concepts to children while engaging their need for visual and tactile learning. Offers ideas using common objects such as Lego's and M & M's. Ideas for teaching fractions, counting, and division.
Second Life: A Great Place to Teach Math and ScienceThe virtual world known as Second Life is anything but a "game." It could be a very involving venue for demonstrating and teaching math/science concepts.- Teach Math Using Beginning Reading Books or Chapter BooksThis lists five wonderful books that can be used to teach younger children about different math concepts.
- Educational Card Games to Teach MathSee how children can master their basic math facts using a basic deck of cards.
- How to Teach Children Basic MathBasic Math can be taught in a fun way in your own home. All you have to do is pull out their favorite snacks and baking recipes!
- Few U.S. Middle School Math Teachers Are Well Prepared to Teach MathResearchers discover that most middle school math teachers in the U.S. are not prepared to teach math.
- How to Help Your Child with MathMath homework can be quite a challenge, but there are things you can do to make it easier and even fun!
- Teaching Math Without a CurriculumMath is not a mystery. It should not be scary or boring. It should be exciting and it can be.
How to Teach Math in HomeschoolingThere are a lot of people who say that math needs to be taught in a traditional manner within the homeschool. This simply is not true. There are plenty of real life ways in which math can be taught. These can be more important to understand than any worksheet any day.- Tips for Nurturing a Child's Curiosity: Creating a Lifelong LearnerWhen your child is young you have the opportunity to take full control of every aspect of your child's educational experiences. Learn how to take advantage of this time without adding stress.
- How to Teach Math Concepts to Your Preschooler?Most parents are eager to teach their your preschooler to help encourage learning and to give them a head start in school.
- Why Don't We Blame the Kids?Lack of funding, inept administration, and low-quality teachers are often used to explain the ailing American education system. But what about the kids?
- Education, Education, EducationThe education level of the American people is not anywhere near at the level it should be. One of our most critical needs at this time is to improve this level. To ignore this need is tantamount to placing our way of life at risk.
- After 9/11, Teaching Math Class Became Teaching KidsAs a second year high school math teacher, watching 9/11 unfold with my students changed my approach.
- A Chance to Teach Our ChildrenSo, as we move into this year’s election season let’s try to model respectful and rational discourse for our children.
The Heart of TeachingInspired by the Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action on July 30, 2011 - from my heart as a teacher, this is what I want to do more than anything.
Teaching Math: Adding Even and Odd NumbersOnce students have identified even and odd numbers, now they need to be able to add them and identify the sums as even or odd. If this sounds to odd to you, check out this article for teacher and student approved math help.- Education - Have Anything Changed Yet?This article discusses the flaws of education system and suggests how the system can be improved to make the education better.
- Why This Huge Emphasis on Sports in Our Schools?I am an educator, a mother of four, and foreign-born. I'm now living the American dream because my parents understood that education was the path for a better life.
- How History Affects EducationHow does history influence education?
- Education - Really a Liberator?If education makes one individual civilised, then why are many students scared of it? In this poem I have tried to explain that education is only the means, not the ends to achieve one's individual's goal.
- How Understanding Math Vocabulary Helps Your Child Understand Math ConceptsHow Understanding Math Vocabulary Helps Your Child Understand Math Concepts
- Math O MathMath O Math why are you so hard?
- Freedom Isn't FreeWe have stood by long enough and let history happen to us, it is time to make history for ourselves.
- Then and NowHaiku for Father's Day
