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Why Math is Important
As a private Math tutor I get asked this question a lot. I sit there explaining how to solve a simultaneous equation and I get interrupted by the student who demands to know how this will help them in life.
My answer to this question is always the same and always will be, and if I got a pound for every time that I have been asked this question then I probably wouldn’t have to work anymore! I therefore decided to create this article so that anybody reading this will know the answer and not need to pester their Mathematics teacher.
Algebra has real life applications from engineering to computer games design and from predicting future trends in the financial markets to designing circuit boards. More generally, mathematics is fundamental in everyday life, from working out the VAT on a TV to calculating how much change you will receive when you buy a chocolate bar.
When You Are Teaching Reading in Mathematics
The Students Have To Understand What They Have To Do
Usually when problems arise in math they are to do with the student not understanding what the question is. So they either can’t answer the question or they get the wrong answer. The teacher should know whether the student can’t read the question or not. Because the students are not going to tell the teacher they can’t read.
Here you have to explain what the question means and the specific way the question is written. If you look at the answer and you can see what the student did wrong explain it so the student shouldn’t make that mistake again.
The Joy of Learning Mathematics
For many students, maths is a phobia at par with the fear of snakes, lizards, elevators, water, flying, public speaking, and heights. Though the “ailment” is neither genetic, nor infectious, they “inherit” it from their parents; and “catch” it from their friends. What are the reasons behind maths’ dreadful reputation that divides the society into mathematical “haves” and “have-nots”?
“One reason why students fare badly in Maths is that they are learning it mechanically, often not understanding what they are learning and they are unable to apply it to real-life situation,” says Vijay Kulkarni, the leader of the First Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) released recently by the well known Bombay-based non-governmental organization, Pratham.
Keys to Teaching Kids Math Successfully
One of the most important functions of us, as parents and mentors, to kids nowadays is teaching them and being able to do it successfully. There are a lot of tools and methods that can be used to teach our kids especially Mathematics but we really cannot tell how successful these tools may be unless maybe when we see them hurdle those Math lessons and exams in school. There are three basic keys or skills we need to develop and enhance to be able to successfully teach our kids Math: Memory, Mental Picture and Reasoning (Logic and Analysis).
Memory