Creating the Skill Sets for High School Math Success [Show]

Before a student begins their high school math experiences, they need to have a set of skills in place. As a parent, how do you recognize what skills are necessary and how to foster them? This discussion will center on what skill sets students need as they step into the world of pre-algebra and beyond.

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Show Notes

We promised you a variety of things with this presentation about high school skill sets. As you plan how to approach math with your high schooler, we wanted you to have as many resources as possible.

The first resource we talked about is this brief video from our Support Center about what to do when your student struggles with fractions. We emphasize fractional understanding because so much of it applies in upper level mathematical skills.

The second resource we talked about was understanding the virtue of working through mathematical problems more than once, and to reinforce that, we suggested you and your student watch this interview we did with Gray Carson, a very mathematically adept Math-U-See student.

The third thing we talked about is why students sometimes struggle with understanding the necessity of learning algebra, and we think this blog post will offer you ideas to share with your student.

The fourth thing that may be important to you is the slide we shared about the differences between our Algebra 1: Legacy product and our new Algebra 1: Principles of Secondary Mathematics.

Last but not least, if you are looking at high school math, you are looking at other high school experiences as well. This episode may serve to help you as you prepare for those high school years.

Happy high schooling! Enjoy this time, because it will pass faster than you will believe.