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Archive for May, 2009

Question: Help! What do I do about my 9 y/o daughter having selective math amnesia?

We are trying to make sure she has her multiplication tables memorized before she gets into 4th grade. She was doing OK at the end of 3rd grade and I do have to admit we slacked on working on them for the first month of summer. But since July we have been working on them. We have tried all the methods for memorization including flash cards, games on the computer, worksheets, so on. She mostly has problems memorizing her 6's, 7's and 8's.

The method we are doing now is a problem of the day. We work on that one all day & review her previous problem of day. The problem is that she will be doing good for part of the day or have it memorized for a couple of days then she forgets it.

My question is, does anybody have any tried and true methods that helped your kids?

Answer: How about lighting up? It IS summer! And if your are grilling her about math everyday, no wonder she just shuts down! You are not going to force her to GET it! All you are going to do is make her hate it!
When she goes back to school they will pick it back up with her. Sounds like you are putting to much pressure on her!

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Question: What Do You Think, Can Teaching Poker/Blackjack To Kids be "Educational"?

I work as a homework aide in an afterschool program so one day I brought over my card and chips set.

The boss got mad at me when she found out I was playing poker and blackjack with the kids (mainly third and fourth grade) and she said that we can only play educational games.

I was thinking that you need to know math and numbers to play poker and blackjack, especially if you use chips so you know how much money is at stake.

I think card-playing can be "educational".

Answer: What? Of course it can. Poker requires counting chips as you said, and both games require logic and reasoning. I mean, I understand that you're not going to find a World Series of Poker set in the educational aisle of the toy store, but there absolutely is educational value in it.

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