Mindset Equals Magic

How you mentally approach a situation often directly correlates to its level of success. Every year in May, we get slammed with inquiries over end of year panic due to a downward trend for the semester. Parents are worried for their kids, the kids are often in "I give up" mode, feel completely defeatedly, and that is never a good recipe to turn that ship around. 

In this final homestretch it is important to keep a positive mindset. While its true, it may be mathematically impossible to get that A, it isn't impossible for students to head into the new school year just as prepared, if not MORE prepared, than their classmates. Once June rolls around, many families check out for the summer, only to return to their panicked state in September. While the time off is beneficial in the short term, it packs its whallop down the road. And at a time where a million other things are ramping up. 

Math builds upon itself, so skills not mastered today just get more challenging as the concepts become increasingly complex or additional skills get thrown on top. 

So here is a tip from my life experience...create the mindset.  Let your student know how much you want them to be successful and have the opportunities to acheive anything they want. To do that, you need a game plan. Mathnasium could be that game plan academically, but offers a great compromise to the kid.

Our flexible, drop in, custom tailored program fits every student between 1st and 12th grades. 

• Sessions last one hour, that's it. 
• Mathletes can attend before or after an activity, so they won't miss out on stuff
• The program focuses on the concepts that give them the most trouble and make them easier!
• Mathnasium instructors are their math friends. Our goal is to provide a positive, productive learning environment with a sprinkle of math fun
• We take the drudgery many students experience by teaching them to work more efficiently
• We don't waste time on skills already mastered. We focus on moving forward!

So to get back to mindset, if presented in a solution-oriented way, you can get that struggling or frustrated student to alter their thinking and actual come to love math. That's the magic!