Your child comes home from school, takes out his math homework and immediately asks for your help. “Sure,” you say. You think, “He’s only in 5th grade. I’ve got this.” You look over the questions, open the book, glance over the examples and realize, “This is not how I was taught in school.” Immediately you feel discouraged because your 5th grader’s math assignment is foreign to you, and you can’t help him.
We have good news for you: you’re not alone!
As a tutoring company, we hear this all of the time. The way mathematics is taught in school has changed tremendously over the past decade and it is safe to say that you are not the only one puzzled by your child’s multiplication homework.
Today, mathematics is taught to emphasize algebraic thinking. Keith Devlin, Weekend Edition’s math guy says, “The way it's taught now is you get to the multiplication tables by understanding the number system and understanding what numbers mean.”
For example, we were taught multiplication this way.
And today, students are taught to add 4 products.
So, the next time you feel bad with numbers because you can’t help with your child’s math homework, take a deep breath in and remember, it’s not you, it’s the new way math is taught.
At A Quantum Leap Tutoring, we can tutor anyone, anywhere, anytime in the state of Florida. We have quality tutors who will assist you in the learning process, will work within your personal schedule and will do so at a location that is convenient to you. Call now for your free consultation: 1-877-295-LEAP.
We can help anyone, anywhere throughout the state of Florida.
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