http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/04/03/teaching-math/ Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:29:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/04/03/teaching-math/comment-page-1/#comment-22917 Carnival of Mathematics # « Let’s play math! Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:02:21 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/04/03/teaching-math/#comment-22917 [...] The new Carnival of Mathematics is up and running at Modulo Errors. Highlights for me included: Teaching Math One opinion about when to introduce formal arithmetic (workbooky math) to children. What is the [...] [...] The new Carnival of Mathematics is up and running at Modulo Errors. Highlights for me included: Teaching Math One opinion about when to introduce formal arithmetic (workbooky math) to children. What is the [...]

]]> http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/04/03/teaching-math/comment-page-1/#comment-22801 Modulo Errors » The Carnival of Mathematics Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:24:04 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/04/03/teaching-math/#comment-22801 [...] Pursuit’s series on when best to introduce formal arithmetic to children continues with this article, setting out their arguments for providing an informal experience of mathematics before the age of [...] [...] Pursuit’s series on when best to introduce formal arithmetic to children continues with this article, setting out their arguments for providing an informal experience of mathematics before the age of [...]

]]> http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/04/03/teaching-math/comment-page-1/#comment-19671 Amy Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:06:44 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/04/03/teaching-math/#comment-19671 Thank you for the article about teaching math. I have two questions. First, did any of your children request to do formal math before age 10? My husband and I both love math, but I'm not sure if love for and ability in math are traits that are passed down. Second, we live in a state with mandatory standardized tests yearly once the child is seven. We don't have to report the scores to anyone, oddly enough, but we're concerned that if we don't teach our children math formally before age ten, they will perform poorly on the exams and feel like they are being cheated on their education. I have a friend who used a certain well-known homeschool curriculum for science for her sons, and they were clueless on a few topics on the science section of the standardized test they took (because they were not taught in that curriculum.) Thank you for the article about teaching math. I have two questions. First, did any of your children request to do formal math before age 10? My husband and I both love math, but I’m not sure if love for and ability in math are traits that are passed down. Second, we live in a state with mandatory standardized tests yearly once the child is seven. We don’t have to report the scores to anyone, oddly enough, but we’re concerned that if we don’t teach our children math formally before age ten, they will perform poorly on the exams and feel like they are being cheated on their education. I have a friend who used a certain well-known homeschool curriculum for science for her sons, and they were clueless on a few topics on the science section of the standardized test they took (because they were not taught in that curriculum.)

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