It used to be that kids brought home text books on a nightly basis. Math homework often consisted of something like “do problems 1-10 on page 63.” Nowadays, kids in middle school, high school and even some elementary schools, use math textbooks that are online, rather than a physical book, for homework.
Not Having a Textbook Affects Parents Helping Kids with Homework
For some families, online math textbooks and homework works just fine. Other families find that online resources are difficult to use. Some families struggle because they don’t have reliable internet or enough computers in their home. Other parents, like Patty, complain that they need a regular text book to refresh their memories about certain math skills. Her daughter is asking for her help, but Patty doesn’t feel able to provide the help. It’s been 35 years since Patty learned the math skills her daughter is using. Plus, her daughter seems to be learning math in a different way than she was taught. She thinks the different method is because of Common Core. She wishes she could consult a physical textbook so she would understand how her daughter is learning the math skill. She gets exasperated sifting through the tutorials on Khan Academy and YouTube to find the right one to refresh her memory about the skill her daughter is learning that week.
How Patty Can Help Her Daughter
Patty usually tells her daughter that she’ll have to figure out her own math homework. Her daughter does try, but she gets confused and wishes there was someone who could answer her questions. Finally, Patty’s friend suggested she enroll her daughter in Mathnasium of Parker for homework help. Patty’s daughter now gets the one-on-one instruction she needs to get all her questions answered. She doesn’t ask questions in math class because she doesn’t want to look stupid in front of her friends but she feels safe and comfortable asking questions at Mathnasium.
If not having a textbook is making it difficult for you to help your child with math homework, get help from the experts at Mathnasium of Parker. Take advantage of our free trial session. Come check us out and meet our instructors. We are math experts who love working with children. We make math make sense!
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