Are you a mincer? What do you know about THE Order of Operations... and what do you think your 15-year-old knows about it?
Probably a lot less than you think(!)
Mincing about with your child's mathematical education
ought to be classed as one of the 7 Deadly Sins.
But...
Most parents don't realise they're "mincing"!
Many Home Educators have extreme unease around
"mathematics", usually born of bad experiences at school.
However, delaying the inevitable and putting off putting
the hard work in will be catastrophic later.
Ballet dancers don't BEGIN to learn real ballet aged 9 or 10!
If one doesn't start the journey young and properly, reaching
one's potential literally becomes impossible.
My latest podcast episode goes into detail of some real-life
stories about parents screwing up their son's and daughter's
education - mainly through FEAR.
Be not afraid and mug up on the how-to avoid this happening
to you and yours HERE.
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Education, not indoctrination.
Sarah Plumley
Head Teacher, Guerrilla Ed
Expert Examiner GCSE Mathematics
BA, PGCE Secondary (Mathematics), QTS
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