Time Zones
When children hit adolescence, the conversations need to be more about them and their interests. Here's what that looks like.
Time Zones
11+ years old
As they approach and move through adolescence, math needs to serve children’s purposes. Whether it’s standing up for rights—their own or others’—or ensuring they’ve been properly paid for a chore, talking math with older kids means it needs to serve their needs.
Birthday Chocolate
Birthday Chocolate
A birthday present turns into a quick discussion of fraction division.
On helping children to love math
On helping children to love math
What do you say when your child says they don't like math?
How do I help my high schooler?
How do I help my high schooler?
A high schooler hits a mathematical wall in precalculus. Why? And what can we do about it?
[Readers write] Talking math with high schoolers
[Readers write] Talking math with high schoolers
Reader Virginia wrote in via the About/Contact page recently, but must have had a typo in her email address. So I will reply to her question here. She wrote: Intrigued by your blog and will purchase your ebook. Why not write about how to have math...