Tag: Math
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How Can I Help My Child in Math Without Doing It for Them?
Teaching someone math seems like it shouldn’t be that hard. In theory, you should be able to just do the math in front of them, explaining your steps along the way, and then they will be able to do it too. But in practice, it’s not that simple. It turns out that teaching math is…
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5 Algebra Trends on the SAT Math Test
Here at Zinkerz, we closely monitor trends in the SAT to bring our students the most up-to-date test-taking strategies. We try to get inside the minds of the test makers to help our students out-think the exam! Let’s review some algebra topics popping up on the SAT recently and tackle the best way to solve…
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AP Pre-Calculus: Making AP Courses More Accessible
The accessibility of college-level courses in high schools is a hot topic in the United States and worldwide. However, for students to have the opportunity to take AP Calculus, students would need to start taking advanced courses in 9th grade—and many students are not ready to plan that far ahead when they are just starting…
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I WAS NEVER GOOD AT MATH EITHER: Things NOT to say to your child
How to talk to your child about math when you never liked math Every parent wants to help their child in school. But that can be much more difficult when children are learning subjects that their parents never felt very strong in when they learned it themselves. This issue arises most often in math, where…