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How to Help Your Kids with Math Homework
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The best way to help your kids with math homework is to not do it if you struggle with math anxiety or have a bad relationship with it. Communicating negative feelings or experiences about math can discourage your child from enjoying or being confident in the subject.
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A study found that the level of maths anxiety a parent has can predict their child's achievement in school, specifically if they were helping with homework.
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Summary
A study found that the level of maths anxiety a parent has can predict their child's achievement in school, specifically if they were helping with homework. Communicating negative experiences about math can result in the anxiety being passed on to the child, therefore, it's suggested that parents who have a bad relationship with math should avoid doing math homework with their children.
ChapterHow to Help Your Kids with Math Homework
Episode#226 – Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Parents and educators can change the narrative around math education by introducing a new way of teaching the subject that can help students develop a positive relationship with math which leads to success in the subject.
33:17 - 36:13 (02:55)
Summary
Parents and educators can change the narrative around math education by introducing a new way of teaching the subject that can help students develop a positive relationship with math which leads to success in the subject.