I have been taking an online class about "Developing Mathematical Thinking" in students. In the process of my learning, I found a website that I felt had useful parent information.
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/projectm3/parents_howtohelp.htm Listed below are two elements from the website that I thought were particularly helpful. Have you ever asked your child, "What did you do today in school?" and gotten the standard reponse, "Nothing." Maybe if you rephrase your question you would get a better answer. Try these at the dinner table next time: * What was the best (most fun, challenging, exciting, different) thing you did today? * Can you show me how to do...? *Did anything you worked on in math class today surprise you? * What questions do you want to ask your teacher tomorrow? Have you ever tried to help your child with their homework when they were stumped? Have you faced tears, anger, frustration that seemed to stymie their progress? Here are a few suggested responses that might help them out of the rut of, "I CAN'T do this!" * Does this remind you of other problems? * What have you come up with so far to help? * Where do you think you should start? * What is the problem asking you to do? * What do you already know? What information does the problem give you? How can you use that information? * Would a picture or diagram help? * How can I help you without giving you the answer?
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