Glammie
General Manager
I need help. My son is really good at reading. Literally in the first grade reading 100 page chapter books EASILY.
But he struggles with math. And the struggle makes him not like math and not want to try unless I make him.
Now, he is doing fine with the math the teacher assigns but that honestly seems to be super easy, simple math. It’s not challenging enough in my opinion.
What can I do to help him learn math or at least get it more easily? Or am I doing too much? Should I just be happy that he’s doing just fine in school? I really want him to excel academically. I did as a child (and adult) so it’s just kind of mind-boggling.
I could just leave him alone and hope he catches on eventually. I have had to that in the past. Even with reading, he didn’t seem interested initially but then by the first month of kindergarten he grasped it and shot so far ahead with his reading skills. Sometimes I wonder if I’m stressing about things for nothing and should let him develop at his own pace.
But so many black children are behind and I don’t want my son to be one of them. Plus, pre-pandemic once he grasped the concepts he would turn around and help the other black kids in class who were struggling (my son is naturally a kind-hearted, nurturing person).
Any tips would be much appreciated.
But he struggles with math. And the struggle makes him not like math and not want to try unless I make him.
Now, he is doing fine with the math the teacher assigns but that honestly seems to be super easy, simple math. It’s not challenging enough in my opinion.
What can I do to help him learn math or at least get it more easily? Or am I doing too much? Should I just be happy that he’s doing just fine in school? I really want him to excel academically. I did as a child (and adult) so it’s just kind of mind-boggling.
I could just leave him alone and hope he catches on eventually. I have had to that in the past. Even with reading, he didn’t seem interested initially but then by the first month of kindergarten he grasped it and shot so far ahead with his reading skills. Sometimes I wonder if I’m stressing about things for nothing and should let him develop at his own pace.
But so many black children are behind and I don’t want my son to be one of them. Plus, pre-pandemic once he grasped the concepts he would turn around and help the other black kids in class who were struggling (my son is naturally a kind-hearted, nurturing person).
Any tips would be much appreciated.