1 Convincing you of your child’s teacher’s expectations.
2 Why does the teacher need that perfection?
3 Why does the easiest math, the foundation, get ignored every class?
4 Foundation taught always comprise of four elements, sometimes five.
5 Here’s how the foundational five, works with a new concept.
6 Did you see what just happened with the retention expectation?
7 Next step? Final two thoughts.
P.S.
1 Convincing you of your child’s teacher’s expectations
Math teachers expect your child to remember math taught in the past. There, I said it. Hmm, don’t think that sentence will move the needle or be enough of a wake-up call for you. Let me have another crack/swat at this and be miles more emphatic and clearer. Take 2: Your child’s math teacher will expect your child to remember 100% of past math taught. If you think about that, it’s ridiculous; who expects 100% perfection from anyone? My words may have moved you a smidgeon more, but I need a massive move, a paradigm shift. A home run with my words that will cause an instant pivot! I got it; here’s the game changer that tosses you upside down. Take 3: Your child’s math teacher is expecting perfection! Perfection, as in past math taught, should be remembered and must be retained. Recalled, in an instant! Okay, I feel better about my words, but less so, as the implication that your child has to look at a math concept and be able to regurgitate something about it instantly, is harsh. Yes, but it’s the reality of being a math student!
The most important part of math is? The foundation - the fundamentals taught each day.
2 Why does the teacher need that perfection?
For students to ‘get’ the new math concept they’re teaching that day, it requires that students remember math taught in previous years. The past math becomes part of the foundation of the new math and 100% recall helps to figure out the new math quicker. A weakness in the past foundation guarantees a weakness in the foundation of the new math.
The easiest part of math is? The foundation - the fundamentals taught each day.
3 Why does the easiest math, the foundation, get ignored every class?
Because it's not deemed important. I'm saying it's not important as it's too easy; well, it should be easy. And it's an emphasis in class, on here's a question and do the question, here's a question do the question, here's another question do the question. It's a focus on doing questions first, second, third … which is only 40% of the required foundation. But success in