Preparing Yourself for Home Schooling by Low Jeremy
... In preparing to home school your children, you should also be able to have different learning tools available around the home. Different subjects may require various educational tools to help your children learn and understand their lessons better. For history and geography lessons, it is important to have a globe or a world map available as well as history and geography books within reach. For science subjects, your students would require, magnifying glasses, prisms, a microscope or a ...

Parents --- Homeschooling Can Take a Lot Less Time Than You Think by Joel Turtel
... Moreover, unlike the public school child, whose day is largely taken up by non-task activities, the homeschooled child has ample time left each day to take part in other activities — athletics, art, history, etc” So, according to the authors, if home-schooled children study for only two hours a day, year round, they will get three times more educational hours on academic basics like reading, writing, and arithmetic than public-school students get.

Parents Demand Dumbed-down Tests:An Unintended Bad Consequence of the No Child Left Behind Act by Joel Turtel
... The No Child Left Behind Act is now forcing many parents to condone schools that dumb-down their tests and standards, instead of blaming these schools for their children’s failure to learn. This is a typical unintended consequence of more government laws that try to fix problems that a government-controlled school system created in the first place. State lawmakers in New York, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and other states have yielded to parent pressure.

Parents' Complaints --- Arrogant Public Schools Turn a Deaf Ear by Joel Turtel
... A parent’s only recourse is to complain to principals or school authorities after these authorities have dictated their curriculum or teaching methods, and the parent sees the damage to their children. Unfortunately, such complaints are often futile. Most parents don’t realize that school authorities don’t want their opinion. Too often, school authorities ignore parents' suggestions or complaints because they truly believe they are the experts and parents are just annoying amateurs.

Ensure Your Child's Success in Math - 10 Great Ways! by Susan Jarema
... Many children are reading words before they start school. Why not math? Math has its own unique language and the younger children are when they are when exposed to it, the more fluent they will be. Parents can help their children be better at math by just talking about it during their day. Your child will have more confidence in class and stay ahead if they have a sense of numbers before they reach school age. And it is not too late to help an older child who has become discouraged with math.

Mathematics - We’re Counting on Help from Parents by Barbara Snyder
... things can be positive steps in optimizing the chances for student success in mathematics. Educators are counting on parents to play a significant role in supporting the educational process for children. You can find the acclaimed series “Helping Your Child Learn” at Copyright usage: No permission is needed to reproduce this story. The About The Author statement must remain in tact. We also request notification of where the article is being used so reciprocal links can be considered.

Multiplying Success - Preparing Your Child for a Standardized Test in Math by Kayla Fay
... Since most standardized tests have an entire section that requires use of a calculator, make sure your child is proficient on the type your school uses for testing. Purchase one for home use. Use it for regular homework, test preparation, and for games. 6. Familiarize your child with the various types of measurement tools. Rulers are notorious for creating confusion, as some have leading edges, and some do not. Schools use a variety of compasses and protractors that are not available at ...

Amazing Benefits Of Mental Math by Shilpa Rao
... And in India, children are not allowed to use tools such as calculators during high school years to prevent children from becoming dependent on such gadgets. Today, there are two other formal methods available for us as well as children to learn math. Two formal methods that can change a child's perception of boring math to fun and exciting math. Two formal methods that will allow the children to perform difficult, large and long calculations within matter of few seconds, without any ...