I need math help

[mummytothree]

I agree that math is so totally different now a days from when we as parents were kids and here is the PROBLEM with that!!! There is very little instruction is class now a days (because of many things...teachers stretched to thin with to many kids, to many state tests {my 3rd grader just had a WHOLE WEEK of PSSA's on top of all her regular work}, trying to shove to much instruction in to little time, different levels of learning in one class {and not enough specialized aids for those kids, so it's left to the teacher}) and a lot of that "slack" is left up to the parents to make up....well if we parents aren't equipped with the tools and knowledge we need to help our kids then our kids get behind and it's that much harder to catch up and it also leaves them feeling helpless when they get to class and are expected to be tested on this!!

When my kids come home with math homework (EVERY NIGHT), I'm almost 37 and I feel so helpless and frustrated...so I can't IMAGINE how my 12 and 8 year old feel!!! I feel like I need to go back to school with them just so I can have a shot in the dark of helping them!!!

And the big kicker.......my kids aren't even allowed to bring their books home because they are school property and might get lost!! So it's often this....parents resorting to googling things until the wee hours of the night and pleading for help on message boards & social networks

And I feel this way and my girls are math wizards and get straight A's...could you imagine how I'd be feeling if they were having trouble!!!