Source: http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/parents-are-we-sabotaging-our-own-kids-math-ability-779.php Daniel Koretz: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/daniel-koretz "Many parents in the United States assume that (math ability) is just some kind of aptitude - some kids have it, some kids don't . . . The result is most of our kids (in the U.S.) don't do really well in Math . . ." - Daniel Koretz, professor of education at Harvard Two Minute Video [ http://bcove.me/pw6e

Becoming good at something most of the time requires support, instruction and encouragement from others. First of all, we need instruction from experts, and second, because we need encouragement in the beginning when practice is mostly about making mistakes and correcting them. Parents and teachers know this well and use positive reinforcement all the time (sometimes even too much). Positive feedback and acknowledgment are really important for anyone, especially at an early a

Components Of An Effective Education System I believe that there are key components, areas in the education system that are able to determine successful teaching, or at least significantly increase the likelihood of success. If we find these and improve them, teaching itself will have a chance to succeed. Based on my experience and some research, I believe that one of the key areas is the social value of the teaching profession. In the following article, I'd like to share som

I just read an interesting article from the OECD web page. The article is analyzing research data from PISA tests and finds a really reasonable conclusion. "Students who avoid making an effort to understand mathematics concepts may succeed in some school environments; but a lack of deep,critical and creative thinking may seriously penalise these students later in life when confronted with real, non-routine problems." "In some situations, memorisation is useful, even necessary

In a rectangular dance hall, how do you place 10 chairs along the walls so that there are equal number of chairs alongside each wall? #puzzle #math #brainteaser

After the second term, I thought it cannot be better. I have to admit, I was pessimistic. My student showed me It can ! Thank you for this lesson :) And again ... this result shows the importance of consistency and effort. Two basic foundations of education. A traditional teacher student relationship is successful if it based on mutual respect. The fun part of education can be applied if other basic concepts of success are already established and not before. #students #math

It is really nice to see my students improvement ! After 5 month (approximately 20 sessions), the investment of time and effort pays back in success and a nice 100% test. Smiles on all of our faces, and the growing confidence of my students' will lead to more triumphs :) Congratulations ! #students #testscores #math

Here are a few solutions. Solution 1. Solution 2. Solution 3. When you remove 10 pieces and still keep each row and column even. #math #brainteaser #puzzle

Permanent improvement requires time, will, effort as well as rational, honest character from student, teacher and parent. The beauty of teaching is to bring these 3 participants to the same table and work consistently towards a common goal. Improvement. My experience is that the most successful students are usually not the smartest ones, but the ones who are able to improve the most over a certain time period. The most tenacious ones, and the ones who have the curiosity to ex

KEEP IT EVEN ! Take 16 small objects (for example coins, magnets, pieces of paper, etc.) and put them in four rows of 4 as it shown on the right. Remove 6, leaving an even number of objects in each row and each column. Try to find as many solutions as many you can. After you get bored with removing 6 pieces, try to remove 10 pieces. #puzzle #math #brainteaser