Posts Tagged ‘online tutoring’

Geometry in Real Life

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

In general, whenever we are stuck solving a problem or understanding a concept, we think to ourselves “This is sheer waste of time. Am I going to use this in real life?” I agree that for most subjects, only the core elements are used in real life and not the details. However, there is one aspect of mathematics that will come across in varied forms in real life. You guessed it right, I am talking about Geometry.

Let us talk about some of the practical aspects of geometry that we, often unknowingly, use in real life over and over again. Christmas has almost arrived. Most of us would be busy decorating our homes with Christmas trees and bells. But before buying a Christmas tree, don’t we first try to determine its size that would fit in our drawing room through the main door? In other words, we determine the width and height of the tree. And that’s geometry, isn’t it?

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The same goes with an architect who is about to develop a construction plan for a new building. Cooking is no different. When we bake a cake in a microwave-safe bowl, we determine the quantity that would fit in the bowl.  There are hundreds of examples that demonstrate geometry into action in our day to day lives.

Geometry can be made fun. Online Tutoring organizations can conduct workshops on teaching geometry to children using day-to-day objects. Geometry is an essential part of online math tutoring. An online geometry tutor would not only help children understand the concepts given in their school books, but also learn to apply those concepts in real life without getting bored.

Why do we need Math?

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

In the words of Albert Einstein “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school”.

Teachers come across some so called ‘rebels’ in school who ask questions like ‘Why do we need to learn Math?’ or ‘what good would this do when we grow up?’. While most teachers would talk about (more…)

Speed Reading:Work on Eye Movements

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

There are hundreds of students who have been struggling to read faster. This perhaps is one of the most important causes for students not doing well in ‘reading comprehension’. However, parents have a reason to cheer up as with a little, consistent practice children can improve their reading speed.

The solution lies in (more…)

Mental Math: Math is FUN

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Long division problems are a nightmare for everyone- children (who have to solve them), teachers (who have to demonstrate solutions to such problems), and finally parents (who have to help their children with homework).

Most teachers prefer using (more…)

Forget Sudoku Welcome Kenken

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

How about a fun puzzle whose inventor believes in ‘the art of teaching without teaching’? Derived from the Japanese word that means ‘cleverness’, KenKen or KenDoku is a logical puzzle invented by a Japanese math teacher Tetsuya Miyamoto in the year ’04.

KenKen combines the logic of (more…)

Education System: Then and Now

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

A few days back I had a friend and her husband drop in at my house. They wanted to have a discussion on the changes taking place in the current education system, schools in particular. They believed that the current schooling system was more productive than the one that existed in their time.

I could not deny the fact that most of us use our schooling system as a benchmark for measuring our kids’ schooling. However, there is no scientific proof that this formula would work. This led to (more…)

Underperforming US kids?

Monday, December 7th, 2009

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) examined the scores and rankings of 12 nations in the 2003 International Mathematics Assessments for Grades 4 and 8. The results were certainly not in the favor of the United States.

Put the blame on the current education system or the impractical aspects of the No Child Left Behind Act, it is the kids who are suffering the most. Let us quickly go through some of the factors that have led to the worsening of the education system in the United States. (more…)

The Bitter Truth: Worsening US Education System

Monday, December 7th, 2009

In the article titled “U.S. Teens Trail Peers Around World on Math-Science Test”, Washington Post elaborates the state of US students. CNN echoes the same in its article named “U.S. students behind in math, science, analysis says”.

These are just some of the articles that explain the growing concern among parents and educators in the United States. Isn’t it ironical that a country that is the most developed in the world fails to keep up with its counterparts as far as the school educational system is concerned?

A country’s future depends on the development of its children. Someone has rightly said (more…)

Online Tutoring Benefits: Convenience

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

How often do you find time to sit with your child and offer him basic math or English help? Thanks to our fast paced lives, finding time for our loved ones, especially children, has become a dream.

Working parents find themselves struggling to find time for their kids while managing their wok and other chores. Children, among other things, need a lot of attention. And this, in turn asks for (more…)

Is your child not motivated?

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Lack of motivation can be a major hurdle in your child’s progress. Online Tutoring can surely help, but it is also the responsibility of parents to motivate their children from time to time. Here are some of the well-researched factors, which if followed, can yield results in short time.

Express Love

Children love being loved. Loving your child yet not expressing it, would do no good. Verbal encouragement and support can help your child develop interest in various fields. Children devoid of love and encouragement do not display (more…)