As a teacher, I emulated the great teaching
role models that I viewed from my perspective as a top-notch math
scholar. Questions (below) for which you will receive answers are from
my personal case studies. This guide may be your “missing link” to greatness for your students!
• What is going on in your child’s math class?
• What can you do to improve your child’s math skills?
• ADD and ADHD case studies – what to do, and what not to do?
• How do you learn to study math?
• How can your child gain confidence in math?
• How to know when you have an ineffective teacher?
• States: do you want results, then test the teachers not the students?
• Is your child worth your involvement in the school?
• Will the new standards program be a game changer?
• Why is the U. S. only #27 in math ranking in the world?
• Is there a State Superintendent who is ready to revolutionize our schools?
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A ADHD 8th grader comes each week during the
summer despite achieving all A’s this past school year. Her parents
know the constant “focus” is changing her overall outlook on school
work. She was excited to tell she was going to a STEM camp
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at a local community
college, where I used to teach. She started with me two years ago, with
her math grade in the C-/D+ range at that time. We also worked on some
old state End of Grade test problems, which she had, all of them
correct. Parents: These old state test are super study guides, as all
problems are different types of word problems. Thus each problem
presents a new challenge, requiring the students to think creatively and
remember what that was taught during the school year and apply that
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A rising 8th grade math student and two rising
7th grade math students each arrived for their tutoring sessions. With
each of these three, we focused on solving problems on old state End of
Grade type tests. These tests have a good variety of word problems,
which causes the students to reach back in their minds and think. Need
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A rising 10th grade home-schooled student is
spending time solidifying his Algebra I knowledge by reviewing old state
End of Course tests. He did make an “A” in the same course this year
but the text book was weakly structured. This review
is forcing him to think and it will greatly help him as he moves into
Algebra II. Parents: Some school systems send students from Algebra I
to geometry (this is what is needed for S. A. T. prep). Others have
changed their progression and now have Algebra I right before Algebra II
– their students will be affected adversely by this move.
A
rising 10th grade home-schooled student is spending time solidifying his
Algebra I knowledge by reviewing old state End of Course tests. He did
make an “A” in the same course this year but the text book was weakly
structured. This review is forcing him to think and it will greatly
help him as he moves into Algebra II. Parents: Some school systems
send students from Algebra I to geometry (this is what is needed for S.
A. T. prep). Others have changed their progression and now have Algebra
I right before Algebra II – their students will be affected adversely
by this move.
9th
grader, who took Pre-Algebra this past year, is trying to gain credit
for Algebra I (this summer) by studying the booklets provided by his
private school. Today, I talked with him as he seems to only be reading
material at home and not working any problems. I reminded him that he
is attempting to do what few students attempt, thus he has to put in an
exceptional effort by doing all the problems that the regular students
would be required to work out. Today we were on Chapter 4, with this
being just his 2nd session.
A rising 4th grade math student arrived for
tutoring 30 minutes late, as the Mom had over slept (the scheduled time
was 11 A. M.). Although the Mom does not admit her daughter has some
ADD or ADHD, all the symptoms are present. When I find
a student interrupting my teaching, I stop and ask: “Who do you think
is better prepared to help the other person – you help me or I help you?
This does cause the student to think about her rude interruption. I
mention how my job is: to help her to easily understand math; to teach
her any concepts she has had trouble solving; and to allow her to
shorten how long she will have to spend on her nightly home work
assignments in the fall. Total attention is present after that
“lecture”. Today, we spent her time going through problems on old state
End of Grade tests. She did rather well. Only on Venn Diagrams did
she say that she had not been taught that. So I indicated that she
going to understand it now and in the future, as it was easy. Need
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