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To be successful in mathematics, students need to develop the ability to reason mathematically. To do so, students need to think about what they already know and then connect this knowledge to the new ideas they are learning. Many students are not used to the idea that what they learned yesterday or last week will be connected to today’s lesson. Too often students do not have to do much thinking in school because they are usually just told what to do. When students understand that connecting prior learning to new ideas is a normal part of their education, they will be more successful in this mathematics course (and any other course, for that matter). The student’s responsibilities for learning mathematics include the following:
Assisting your child to understand and accept these responsibilities will help him or her to be successful in this course, develop mathematical reasoning, and form habits that will help her/him become a life-long learner.
Questions to use when working with your child:
If your student has made a start at the problem, try these questions:
If you do not seem to be making any progress, you might try these questions:
To be successful in mathematics, students need to develop the ability to reason mathematically. To do so, students need to think about what they already know and then connect this knowledge to the new ideas they are learning. Many students are not used to the idea that what they learned yesterday or last week will be connected to today’s lesson. Too often students do not have to do much thinking in school because they are usually just told what to do. When students understand that connecting prior learning to new ideas is a normal part of their education, they will be more successful in this mathematics course (and any other course, for that matter). The student’s responsibilities for learning mathematics include the following:
- Actively contributing in whole class and study team work and discussion.
- Completing (or at least attempting) all assigned problems and turning in assignments in a timely manner.
- Checking and correcting problems on assignments (usually with their study partner or study team) based on answers and solutions provided in class and online.
- Asking for help when needed from his or her study partner, study team, and/or teacher.
- Attempting to provide help when asked by other students.
- Taking notes and using his/her Toolkit & videos when recommended by the teacher or the text.
- Keeping a well-organized notebook.
- Not distracting other students from the opportunity to learn.
Assisting your child to understand and accept these responsibilities will help him or her to be successful in this course, develop mathematical reasoning, and form habits that will help her/him become a life-long learner.
Questions to use when working with your child:
- What have you been doing in class or during this chapter that might be related to this problem? Let's look at your notebook/class notes. Do you have them?
- Were the other members of your team having difficulty with this as well? Can you call your study partner or someone from your study team?
- Have you checked the online videos website?
- What have you tried? What steps did you take?
- What did not work? Why did it not work?
- Which words are most important? Why? What does this word/phrase tell you?
- What do you know about this part of the problem?
- Explain what you know right now.
- What is unknown? What do you need to know to solve the problem?
- How did the members of your team explain this problem in class?
- What important examples or ideas were highlighted by your teacher?
- How did you organize your information? Do you have a record of your work?
- Can you draw a diagram or sketch to help you?
- Have you tried making a list, looking for a pattern, etc.?
- What is your estimate/prediction?
- Is there a simpler, similar problem we can do first?
If your student has made a start at the problem, try these questions:
- What do you think comes next? Why?
- What is still left to be done?
- Is that the only possible answer?
- Is that answer reasonable? Are the units correct?
- How could you check your work and your answer?
If you do not seem to be making any progress, you might try these questions:
- Let's look at your notebook/class notes. Do you have them?
- Were you listening to your team members and teacher in class? What did they say? Did you write down any big ideas or examples of how others were thinking about the math?
- Did you use the class time working on the assignment? Show me what you did.
- Were the other members of your team having difficulty with this as well? Can you call one of your partners or someone from your team?
- Is there a video that you can watch to help?