Is Your Child Avoiding Math?

"My experience in math class was (insert a long, introspective sigh) uncomfortable," says Julia Drummins, who is now a mother of three. "I was always nervous about being called on to answer questions I didn't know the answer to. I remember trying to avoid making eye contact with the teacher and hoping that my friends in the class never realized that I didn't understand what was being taught."

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Does Julia's experience sound familiar? Perhaps you shared something similar, or perhaps your student is experiencing it right now. At Mathnasium of Cedar Rapids, we want to shout from the rooftops that IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY!! Feeling uncomfortable and insecure in math class lead to students professing that they hate math, but it isn't really math that they hate. Larry Martinek, the founder of Mathnasium, summed it up like this:</o:p>

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">"Children don't hate math. What they hate is being confused, intimidated, and embarrassed by math." </o:p>

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">At Mathnasium, we know the remedy! We teach and tutor our students in a different way...</o:p>

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Imagine a safe, quiet classroom setting with personalized instruction.</o:p>

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Imagine Mathnasium Instructors creating a customized learning plan for your child's needs.</o:p>

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Imagine Mathnasium Instructors incorporating different teaching styles to find which one your student responds best to.</o:p>

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Imagine making math fun by motivating your student with big-time rewards.</o:p>

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">It's time to help your child stop <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">avoiding math and start <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">enjoying it instead. Come visit us at 1501 51st St NE Unit A and meet our Director, Jeanne Giles/Kelly Alexman/Dustin Snodgress. We'll show your child a new way to experience math, a way they'll love. Sign up now for a Risk-Free Assessment!</o:p>