![]() We support scientists across the country who study learning and education systems. ![]() ![]() The National Science Foundation (NSF), where I work, is dedicated to research. What I’ve learned through my own experience - as a teacher, a researcher, from helping my own children and now watching my daughter work as an elementary school mathematics teacher - is that communication is (excuse the pun) the common denominator when it comes to making math homework a positive experience. Homework doesn’t have to lead to unpleasantness, though. Whatever the case, math homework can leave parents feeling every bit as frustrated as their children. Maybe you’re a skilled mathematician, but don’t know how to explain what you’re doing to a child. Maybe you haven’t seen an algebra formula in years, and weren’t that comfortable with them when you were a student. “Math anxiety” isn’t something only kids experience. If you’ve ever had to help your child with math homework, you really appreciate their teachers, who do it every day.
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