Easy Math Skills
When children start to fall in behind in Maths, it’s quite easy to tell, especially once you know what to watch out for. Problems tend to start at around the third year of school when many children notice that they don’t seem to “get” what their teacher is teaching. As a result, they then get […]
I’m talking about the “Maths people” mindset. The wrong way of thinking is concluding or believing that some other people or some other children are “Maths people”. Where did that term come from? There’s no such thing as a Maths person. Everybody learns this skill through practice. I once listened to a brilliant CD titled […]
We are living in a digital age in which numeracy skills are more important than ever. Those who have poor numeracy skills and lack mathematical confidence will certainly experience problems to find a job because most companies today are providing numeracy tests for their candidates. Despite this fact, it seems that numeracy skills have not […]
How can I help my child when I don’t even understand it? This is the question in many parents’ head. We all have different opinions about how Maths was taught to us then as compared to how Maths is taught now to our children. Some might be right and some may be not be. However, […]
Of course. They cannot do much in life easily without being comfortable with numeracy skills, whether now or in the future. The world has changed and has become so much more demanding and more competitive. We have to hand them something to compete with. Maths is perfect as it not only boosts their self-confidence, it’s […]
There are lots of issues around children’s Maths learning that stops them from gaining a beautiful experience of Maths. These problems that affect children’s progress with Maths I group under three main categories: 1. The first one is that many parents have children who hate Maths, find it boring, think it sucks, or think it’s […]
The aging process is inevitable and we should all accept this fact because such acceptance will make our lives much easier. It is true that many of our mental capacities and cognitive skills decline over time and numeracy skills are not an exception. This process starts around middle age and gets worse as we grow […]
Skills are very important for the economic prosperity of countries. Better skills among employees boost productivity and improve the labour market, making one country more competitive than the others. In cases where the economic output is increased, companies and individuals will get the necessary resources to support the development of these skills. This interconnection between […]
In Mathematics, as in anything else in life, there is nothing that is as important as having a right and strong foundation. This is true for children especially in the very early stages of life. Once your children “get” the main principles of basic, foundational Maths, you can rest assured they will not struggle later […]
Is it possible to eat an elephant? One reason why most people struggle with Maths is that they are trying to fill their mouth with everything at the same time. Obviously anyone who tries to do that will choke and throw it all up. It will literally be impossible to get that much of an elephant […]
