Please do not give your child an excuse to mathematics by comments about their own school experiences with him not to like or not like him. It is important that parents help to positive, active supporters of the learning process, encouraging a child to be. The attitude of the father can and will affect their children. Not undermine your child’s potential by their preference for the subjects in the school that you gave problems.
Parents should consider and take note of the following five areas related to mathematics in school today. Give these ideas give you a long time and thought to get an overview about the current situation and the role of parents in helping their children to play in mathematics successfully.
1) how mathematics has changed in recent decades thinking. Think about how it occurred, and rightly so, a stronger emphasis on mathematics and the sciences. In our technological world, there is a growing need for graduates in the fields, and you do not go away. In fact, the race to future calls for students with the skills they learn in their math and science preparation. Career Guidance in the direction of the parents in the fields, young people can be encouraged.
2) A parent need not be a “math genius” to help a child become interested in mathematics at an early age. The many things that parents can do at home, include the following general categories that are sure to games and activities: counting games, use of common household items, songs, rhymes about numbers and helps to reinforce prior knowledge; Grocery store shopping adventure travel planning, exploration of distance and fuel consumption, coin counting, the value and the basic data, probability, and in the head / tail helps to recognize predictions, and make cards to reinforce basic math. There are many more categories and dozens of activities for each category that can be performed easily at home. Parents can learn many of these activities by the teachers at school, parents and brochures on the Internet.
3) If the parents attend a math class in school today, some differences in the mathematics lessons are over, when they visited. The focus of mathematics has noted some positive changes, parents should learn. The emphasis is on: the different ways it can be a problem solved, concepts, skills, using mathematical language and know why, risk and keep students involved, without fear, speak and write about mathematics, notebooks, work in groups or in pairs, often formal evaluations, mental arithmetic, which need to be able to do mathematical calculations without paper and pencil strengthened, and the increased use of computers and pocket calculators to support math.
4) The computers are for students in their mathematics lessons. However, the trained professional knows when not allow the use of the calculator and when. Students must know the basic facts and not rely on only one computer, letters or cards. However, these tools can be used to assist in learning and memory ability of the essential elements of mathematics. Students in advanced math classes used calculators more frequently to save time on some of the calculations. Sure, they could do the calculations by hand, but to reach the heart of the matter quickly with a link. The conclusion is that teachers take students to the shortcut, until you understand how the math (the long way), will have to do without a calculator.
5) Consider the two subjects in which students usually have the task – reading and mathematics. Think about the reasons and advantages of tasks: helping the practices of previous knowledge, to develop the domain, build self-discipline, encourages time management, self-taught, and teaches responsibility for their own learning. These are noble goals by supporting the parents can be reached. Research tells us that students who spend more time trying to be, about the tasks more success in school. The parent has the task of controlling the time of the task, and helps students have a good attitude about it. It should not be regarded as a punishment, nor should it do to a fight between father and son to do this.
These are just some things that parents should be aware of. Once again, parents should visit the school and state standards in mathematics. You should try math every day at home and in the car and encourage greater participation in technology. All these things can be positive measures to optimize the chances of success of students in mathematics. Educators have parents play an important role in supporting the education of children.