Monday, December 16, 2013

Mathnasium Makes Kids CRAZY About Math

  • WARNING:  Your Kid Could Become Crazy About Math!  I love that sign and it is one of the first things parents mention to me as they consider Mathnasium math tutoring services for their student. They want their child to love math, they want them to understand and feel confident about their performance in math, and they want them to be open to the possibility that their career options could very well include math, so it is critical to keep their attitudes moving in the proper direction. 

    In a 2010 national study, Mathnasium parents were polled so that we could learn how they felt about sending their children to our learning centers. The correlation between improved math skills and improved attitude is not a coincidence. Once you are better at something, don't you enjoy it more?  That goes for earning to play an instrument, excelling at a sport, long distance running, drawing, and hundreds of other examples. 

    Think about this mathematically, though. If 4th grade was OK, 5th was hard, how will middle school math feel? If your pre-algebra skills aren't mastered, algebra will be a bear. If Algebra 1/2 was rough, try sustaining that level of performance after taking a few months off for geometry.  How do these concerns effect a child's attitude? Poorly. They are scared. They feel incompetent. They start to dread the class, the homework, and, of course, test days! 

    Mathnasium of 4S Ranch is the perfect place to beef up those skills, dig back to make the course understandable through concepts and vocabulary, achieve algebra readiness, have qualified instructors assist with math homework help, receive math test preparation, get ACT or SAT test preparation in your 92127 neighborhood, or set the ground work for the next course so your student starts the trimester strong rather than digging themselves out of a hole. 

    The entire survey can be see here, but as far as our claim?  Consider yourself WARNED! 

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