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The best way to understand what you child is learning in math is to talk to your child and their teacher. A Family Guide created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) offers these questions to help you begin the conversation.
The best way to understand what you child is learning in math is to talk to your child and their teacher. A Family Guide created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) offers these questions to help you begin the conversation.
Questions to ask your child’s mathematics teacher:
Questions to ask your child’s mathematics teacher:
- Do all students take the same mathematics classes? If not, how are students placed in different classes?
- What mathematics will be taught in this class?
- What textbook and other materials will you use this year?
- When and how will I know if my child is having trouble? What should I do then?
- How much homework can we expect, and how long should my child spend on homework each night?
- How do you determine grades? What graded work will be sent home?
- What can I do to help?
Questions to ask your child:
Questions to ask your child:
- What new idea did you learn today in math?
- What was the most interesting idea or fact you learned?
- What was the most challenging thing you did today?
- What did you feel most successful with?
To learn more about how you can support your child, visit the link below to the complete document titled A Family’s Guide: Fostering your child’s success in school mathematics. This guide provides a discussion of the current approach to teaching math, ideas for families to help their child succeed as well as summaries of NCTM standards and expectations. If your child is in high school, NCTM also has a Family's Guide to High School Mathematics: Making Reasoning and Sense Making the Focus. The links below will connect you to the complete guides.
To learn more about how you can support your child, visit the link below to the complete document titled A Family’s Guide: Fostering your child’s success in school mathematics. This guide provides a discussion of the current approach to teaching math, ideas for families to help their child succeed as well as summaries of NCTM standards and expectations. If your child is in high school, NCTM also has a Family's Guide to High School Mathematics: Making Reasoning and Sense Making the Focus. The links below will connect you to the complete guides.
The Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education has developed Learning Standards that define the knowledge and skills students need in each grade level and course for success in college, other post-secondary training and careers. The Missouri Learning Standards do not dictate curriculum (coursework, textbooks, learning experiences). Local districts and schools make their own decisions about curriculum, instructional strategies, materials and textbooks. The link below will take you to the Missouri Dept of Education parent web-page where you can access a variety of information and resources such as an outline of the standards, state assessments and strategies and tips for helping your child.
The Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education has developed Learning Standards that define the knowledge and skills students need in each grade level and course for success in college, other post-secondary training and careers. The Missouri Learning Standards do not dictate curriculum (coursework, textbooks, learning experiences). Local districts and schools make their own decisions about curriculum, instructional strategies, materials and textbooks. The link below will take you to the Missouri Dept of Education parent web-page where you can access a variety of information and resources such as an outline of the standards, state assessments and strategies and tips for helping your child.
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