Learn how to guide your child to a successful math experience; whether your son is just entering first grade, or your daughter is a high school student preparing for her SAT's.

Isn't math course guidance the school's job?

Yes and No.

Schools and school-systems set a curriculum and teachers (hopefully, skilled ones) guide children through these curricula. But I'll bet, when a child has a problem keeping up in his or her math course, the school may not really be able to diagnose why that is.

That's because the common causes of a student's troubles may be endemic to the school's curriculum!

It could be that the school has over-accelerated it's math courses, or that the teacher does not understand the actual process of learning math, or maybe your child just needs to develop better concentration skills.

It's up to you, the parent, to understand the bigger picture of your child's math education needs, and guide him or her successfully. You are in charge of finding proper remediation or enrichment if your child needs it.. not the teacher or the school.

Find Solutions Here
Browse through this site to learn what skills your child should have mastered by now. You'll find tips and ideas for skills practice and remediation based on my 15 years of experience as a math educator. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the information you encounter on this site.

Wishing you much math success!
--Etan Savir, Editor