disney4dan
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- May 16, 2007
Alright, how can I help my little angel 4th grader get back on track in math? The poor thing is in tears because "she doesn't get it" and does not want to talk to the teacher about it. I'm trying to figure out how to teach the concept of "mental math", concepts of simplifying addition and subtraction by rounding at first, etc.
It's so hard to explain something that comes easy, when it's been 30 years since I was learning this. I also suspect that they have "new" ways or concepts they are trying to use to help kids make the connections. She wore her mother out and was sobbing by the time I came in, actually hysterical over it. She's a straight A student in all else, but seems to be having a difficult time with abstract concepts.
Sorry if this seems to hard to explain, but I figure there are some teachers and parents of kids this age who may have figured this one out already.
It's so hard to explain something that comes easy, when it's been 30 years since I was learning this. I also suspect that they have "new" ways or concepts they are trying to use to help kids make the connections. She wore her mother out and was sobbing by the time I came in, actually hysterical over it. She's a straight A student in all else, but seems to be having a difficult time with abstract concepts.
Sorry if this seems to hard to explain, but I figure there are some teachers and parents of kids this age who may have figured this one out already.