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anyone else struggle with there kids maths homework
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By *ourgeMan
over a year ago
stourport nr kidderminster |
even teachers, have to go on teacher training days , to learn about the maths . and then they send the kids homework , thinking that we should no it , more support for parents,? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I remember trying to teach my middle son long division years ago , ended up with 3 of us all with different methods. Decided then I wasn't going to help anymore as my poor son was even more confused.
I believe that is what teachers are for and IMO I would not in an ideal world have children bring homework home. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My boy is 10 and his home work is SO easy . I asked the school if he could have some think a bit harder and was told that it was for his age group . What happened to the work being set by ability ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The good thing about maths is that the more strategies children learn to reach the correct answer, the better.
So don't worry about using teachers particular methods if you know of others - so long as kids understand it's about reaching the right answer more than using a set method, you'll be helping them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My boy is 10 and his home work is SO easy . I asked the school if he could have some think a bit harder and was told that it was for his age group . What happened to the work being set by ability ? "
i would go in the school and complain .as they can do more for him.my hubby a teacher ,he say he set 3 levels in him class for each abilty .my son work set for him as he doing work above for his age.as he found what they was doing for him to easy.he 6 now a free reader and could read before before starting school,he help me with my spellings lol |
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"My boy is 10 and his home work is SO easy . I asked the school if he could have some think a bit harder and was told that it was for his age group . What happened to the work being set by ability ?
i would go in the school and complain .as they can do more for him.my hubby a teacher ,he say he set 3 levels in him class for each abilty .my son work set for him as he doing work above for his age.as he found what they was doing for him to easy.he 6 now a free reader and could read before before starting school,he help me with my spellings lol"
I'd defiantly go in the school and complain. We had the same problem and after complaining a couple of times he now has extra work gave to him as he was completing his in half the time of everyone else and was getting bored in class. We also print loads of stuff off for him that he enjoys doing at home or he writes loads of story's. there's loads of websites that can help with extra work or show you how they teach things in school |
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"My boy is 10 and his home work is SO easy . I asked the school if he could have some think a bit harder and was told that it was for his age group . What happened to the work being set by ability ?
i would go in the school and complain .as they can do more for him.my hubby a teacher ,he say he set 3 levels in him class for each abilty .my son work set for him as he doing work above for his age.as he found what they was doing for him to easy.he 6 now a free reader and could read before before starting school,he help me with my spellings lol
I'd defiantly go in the school and complain. We had the same problem and after complaining a couple of times he now has extra work gave to him as he was completing his in half the time of everyone else and was getting bored in class. We also print loads of stuff off for him that he enjoys doing at home or he writes loads of story's. there's loads of websites that can help with extra work or show you how they teach things in school"
Don't go to the school and COMPLAIN.
You the school and your child should be on the same team. You all want the same outcome.
Make an appointment at the school to discuss your child's attainment and ask what homework would be suitable for your child.
Mention that he finds the work easy.
If it was the class teacher you spoke to in the first place make the appointment with the head teacher.
Make sure of your facts first.
i.e How are you going to prove that the work is too easy for him?
Don't 'complain' before there is anything to complain about.
Always best to sort things out with 'friends' rather than making enemies. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I agree totally, complaining will create barriers. Discuss and work out together. As to the OP, perhaps you should see this as a learning experience. If you give the impression that the work is too hard, your children will pick up on that. Go back to what they can do and get them to teach you. It will increase their grasp of the subject and bring you back up to speed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My boy is 10 and his home work is SO easy . I asked the school if he could have some think a bit harder and was told that it was for his age group . What happened to the work being set by ability ?
i would go in the school and complain .as they can do more for him.my hubby a teacher ,he say he set 3 levels in him class for each abilty .my son work set for him as he doing work above for his age.as he found what they was doing for him to easy.he 6 now a free reader and could read before before starting school,he help me with my spellings lol
I'd defiantly go in the school and complain. We had the same problem and after complaining a couple of times he now has extra work gave to him as he was completing his in half the time of everyone else and was getting bored in class. We also print loads of stuff off for him that he enjoys doing at home or he writes loads of story's. there's loads of websites that can help with extra work or show you how they teach things in school
Don't go to the school and COMPLAIN.
You the school and your child should be on the same team. You all want the same outcome.
Make an appointment at the school to discuss your child's attainment and ask what homework would be suitable for your child.
Mention that he finds the work easy.
If it was the class teacher you spoke to in the first place make the appointment with the head teacher.
Make sure of your facts first.
i.e How are you going to prove that the work is too easy for him?
Don't 'complain' before there is anything to complain about.
Always best to sort things out with 'friends' rather than making enemies. "
It depends on what exactly has been said previously wether it would be an actual complaint or a discussion with a complaint threw in with it.
Not all teachers look to push the kids in there class and the small minority look to get through the day as easy as possible. You would have to take the type of teacher and attitude of them in to account when trying to deal with it. |
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Chunking???!!!!! What the hell is that 
We all (the parents) had to go into school for a maths lesson so they could teach us how to do the chunking method in maths. This was for 8 year olds.
Why do they have to change things and names. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Chunking???!!!!! What the hell is that
We all (the parents) had to go into school for a maths lesson so they could teach us how to do the chunking method in maths. This was for 8 year olds.
Why do they have to change things and names. "
I used the chocolate method. I ask my children to give me three pieces of their chocolate, then demonstrate three minus two = one left for you.
They learned pretty fast and are now excellent mathematicians. |
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"Chunking???!!!!! What the hell is that
We all (the parents) had to go into school for a maths lesson so they could teach us how to do the chunking method in maths. This was for 8 year olds.
Why do they have to change things and names.
I used the chocolate method. I ask my children to give me three pieces of their chocolate, then demonstrate three minus two = one left for you.
They learned pretty fast and are now excellent mathematicians."
I use to do that with pennies.
The way the school explained chunking for times sums when the number was in the hunderds was a crazy method. Break up the number into smaller numbers and times them which sounds good but they had about ten sums to do to get the answer.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've got my son on a Kumon course, sometimes he moans about having to do it untill I remind him how quick I can unplug his Xbox and PS3... I'd recommend trying Kumon.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Chunking???!!!!! What the hell is that
We all (the parents) had to go into school for a maths lesson so they could teach us how to do the chunking method in maths. This was for 8 year olds.
Why do they have to change things and names.
I used the chocolate method. I ask my children to give me three pieces of their chocolate, then demonstrate three minus two = one left for you.
They learned pretty fast and are now excellent mathematicians.
I use to do that with pennies.
The way the school explained chunking for times sums when the number was in the hunderds was a crazy method. Break up the number into smaller numbers and times them which sounds good but they had about ten sums to do to get the answer. "
Eating pennies is a bad example 
I've more than once looked in bewilderment as one of the kids has demonstrated how they are 'supposed' to work things out. The funny thing is both our kids minds work in very different ways and so both get on better with different approaches.
For both I've helped them figure out what makes best sense for them and told them to demonstrate their methods in their notes - doesn't matter if it's different to the latest school fad. |
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"I've got my son on a Kumon course, sometimes he moans about having to do it untill I remind him how quick I can unplug his Xbox and PS3... I'd recommend trying Kumon.
x"
Its funny how the threat of removing the plug of the x box gets them moving  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've got my son on a Kumon course, sometimes he moans about having to do it untill I remind him how quick I can unplug his Xbox and PS3... I'd recommend trying Kumon.
x
Its funny how the threat of removing the plug of the x box gets them moving "
Blackmail can be a parents best friend... lol  |
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By *paindyCouple
over a year ago
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"My boy is 10 and his home work is SO easy . I asked the school if he could have some think a bit harder and was told that it was for his age group . What happened to the work being set by ability ?
i would go in the school and complain .as they can do more for him.my hubby a teacher ,he say he set 3 levels in him class for each abilty .my son work set for him as he doing work above for his age.as he found what they was doing for him to easy.he 6 now a free reader and could read before before starting school,he help me with my spellings lol
I'd defiantly go in the school and complain. We had the same problem and after complaining a couple of times he now has extra work gave to him as he was completing his in half the time of everyone else and was getting bored in class. We also print loads of stuff off for him that he enjoys doing at home or he writes loads of story's. there's loads of websites that can help with extra work or show you how they teach things in school
Don't go to the school and COMPLAIN.
You the school and your child should be on the same team. You all want the same outcome.
Make an appointment at the school to discuss your child's attainment and ask what homework would be suitable for your child.
Mention that he finds the work easy.
If it was the class teacher you spoke to in the first place make the appointment with the head teacher.
Make sure of your facts first.
i.e How are you going to prove that the work is too easy for him?
Don't 'complain' before there is anything to complain about.
Always best to sort things out with 'friends' rather than making enemies. "
We both in education and in mathematics. Communicate with the teachers rather then complaining first.
There are plenty of resources online and on high street shops.
I'm sure if you got time to spent in fabswingers then surely you have time to find solutions online resources to help your kids maths homework. After all mathematics is +,-,* and /. If you know those then you know maths. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My boy is 10 and his home work is SO easy . I asked the school if he could have some think a bit harder and was told that it was for his age group . What happened to the work being set by ability ? "
It is set by ability, but it is also set according to how he is doing against the National Curriculum.
Who is his homework easy for? You or him? Do you do what far too many parents do and jump in a virtually do it for them?
Is he in the top set/top table (depends on size of primary school) for BOTH Maths and English?
Don't know if you're in an area where they still do the 11+, but he would possibly be in the right age group to sit it. Has his teacher said he would benefit from being entered for it, or not?
At the point he is at, there are many variables - you can't take it on whether his homework 'appears' easy... |
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By *adcowWoman
over a year ago
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i used to try and help mine with their maths but found it so frustrating. the maths teacher was not very helpful - refusing to meet when i asked for some insight as to how she was teaching the children. funnily enough when it came to parents evening she was unable to attend.
ended up buying a set of 3 books at a cost of £150 which helped in all their subjects. well worth it as now one is at uni studying to be a primary teacher and the other studying to work with preschoolers.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"i used to try and help mine with their maths but found it so frustrating. the maths teacher was not very helpful - refusing to meet when i asked for some insight as to how she was teaching the children. funnily enough when it came to parents evening she was unable to attend.
ended up buying a set of 3 books at a cost of £150 which helped in all their subjects. well worth it as now one is at uni studying to be a primary teacher and the other studying to work with preschoolers. "
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I (mr) can always check that the answer is correct as I studied maths at uni but as for the way they now get to that answer, I am sometimes at a loss. Not sure why the keep changing things, the new ways don’t seem any easier than the old. |
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I just wish the curriculum was set in such a way that kids had to be able to master basic maths before moving on to algebra and fractions etc...whats the point in telling a kid 'if a is 10 b is 5 and c is eight' when they cant multiply add subtract or divide these numbers anyway... 
And why such emphasis on bloody fractions?...we went metric years ago for gods sake..
English, why push kids to punctuate in French or Spanish when they cant even do it in English?
Lets sort out the basics eh...like boys handwriting. |
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