She is a brilliant girl and score full marks in all other subjects.
2006-07-19 08:35:09 · 9 answers · asked by Dr Ajith 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
If by "silly" you mean careless mistakes, then I'd suggest she double check her work before turning it in. Many kids just want to be done. They rush and make careless mistakes (like subtracting when it's addition but they didn't look at the symbol, or they write too fast/sloppy and don't line up place values correctly) and are so happy to be done they just turn it in and don't go back. I tell my students and their parents: double checking doesn't just mean looking to be sure you didn't skip any, it means doing the problem again to be sure you get the same answer.
If she's 12, that's middle school? So maybe it's the environment of the math class? If she does well in other classrooms but not in math...is there something in that room that distracts her? Or someone perhaps? It could be something so simple you wouldn't think of it. Like, in all other classes she may sit near the board and can see fine, but in math she's not able to see the board.
Check out those kinds of things first. If nothing else, contact the teacher. Maybe he/she has some idea of why your child isn't doing so well.
2006-07-19 10:07:38 · answer #1 · answered by bookworm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my math class, I always make my students show all work. Something they don't particularily like because, but something that's truly helpful.
Today, we seem to focus more on just get the answer right. I don't take that approach. I focus more on grasping the concept.
I would suggest you first make sure she understands the topic and concept at hand. Have her define what it it, which shows she understands it's meaning. Then have her do each little step, skipping nothing. Watch for errors along the way. Point them out and show from where it came, which will help clarify things and prevent it from happening again.
FYI, just because she does super well in other subjects doesn't mean she'll do well in math. Math and English are night and day. Some people are more logical and scientific, while others are more creative.
IAnd if you're the kind of parent who wants perfection or pushes their kid a lot, it could be that 's rebelling against you and deliberately making those mistakes. Maybe she doesn't want to the BEST in everything. No reason why she she should.
Last thing, you could look into getting a tutor to work with her.
2006-07-21 11:43:42 · answer #2 · answered by msoexpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure what it is you want to get rid of. Do you mean get rid of math, silly mistakes, or the kid herself. Be clear when you write so people can answer your question intelligently.
Chow!!
2006-07-19 20:14:12 · answer #3 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is she's feeling the pressure from you, and even wanting to please you is having trouble with math. Be careful... you could seriously harm her self-esteem. You are pushing her out of love and concern... but you need to find the right way to support her and help her learn to cope with the challenges she faces.
Stop calling her mistakes "silly." You should ask the school to test her for a specific learning disability (SLD) called dyscalculia.
To have an SLD means to have NORMAL OR BETTER intelligence, but trouble in one or more academic subjects.
This is an excellent site to help you start to understand how to best help her.
http://www.ldonline.org/ldbasics
http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/math
Her school should have specially trained teachers in helping SLD students, or can refer you to appropriate specialists.
Stop pressuring her, and start supporting her.
2006-07-19 16:43:44 · answer #4 · answered by spedusource 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just because she is good in everything else doesnt mean she has to absolutely perfect in math to.dont put any presure on her she probly already has enough.im 12 to and its a pain to have everyone telling u to be perfect.its to much.theres only so much a 12 year old can take.go easy on her and dont talk about it.let her be a kid.
2006-07-19 16:28:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is probably not making the mistakes on purpose, so I'm not sure why you refer to them as "silly." It may help to take her to a private tutor who can assess her aptitude and develop a strategy for helping her work on the areas of weakness.
2006-07-19 15:39:29 · answer #6 · answered by jd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of mistakes are we talking? some mistakes considered careless in math are a sign of dyslexia...
also I know my daughter has a problem with going to fast in math... and makes 'careless errors' . Interestingly enough she broke her right hand and was forced to write with her left... her handwritting looked terrible but of course it slowed her down... her grade went form low A to High A. The teacher even commented on how her grades improved with her left hand... I personally think it just slowed her down... might try to force your daughter to do math with her 'bad' hand...
good luck.
2006-07-19 16:48:09 · answer #7 · answered by Charity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be she is not brilliant in math. Get her a tutor.
2006-07-19 15:37:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hike in unfamiliar mountains or military school, either or!
2006-07-19 16:57:25 · answer #9 · answered by mitchskram 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋