Young students more capable than once thought
Submitted by rosalundj on 04/27/14
Vanderbilt University researcher Camilla Benbow reports on education for The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville. In a January 2014 column describing new research done by her and others she said,
What's a High School Diploma Worth in 2014?
Submitted by rosalundj on 04/27/14
More than half of all community college students must take at least one “remedial” class to bring their skills up to college level. Most students who require multiple remedial courses never finish their degrees or certificates. Students in remedial classes have to pay to learn material in college that they should have gained free-of-charge in high school. It’s wrong. It’s unfair. It’s got to change.
Keep your kid’s preschool math advantage
Submitted by rosalundj on 03/27/14
When your kid finishes preschool, keep the advantage of early learning by demanding more challenging work in Kindergarten.
If your starting kindergartner already knows these arithmetic basics:
- counting out loud
- recognizing single-digit numbers and corresponding quantities
- recognizing shapes
- sorting and ordering objects
Then, make sure he or she’s gets this more challenging work:
Hate Math? Confronting Math Anxiety
Submitted by rosalundj on 03/17/14
Public Broadcasting offers powerful online advice for parents helping kids with math.
Here are highlights and links to more resources.
