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Math is one of those subjects that many homeschooling moms find it hard to teach. While one child may find the concepts easy to grasp, others wonder how math will relate to them in the real world.

Math was never an easy subject for me in school. It didn’t seem to matter how much I tried I never seemed to understand what the teacher wanted and I dreaded when we worked out problems on the board, I always made a mistake and the other children always snickered or had hurtful comments to make.

Most homeschool families have at least one student who either doesn’t like math or finds it more challenging. It’s just “one of those things.” Unfortunately, math skills are such a source of contention, both for parents and students that we often just toss our hands up and think that there isn’t going to be an answer to our woes in this area.

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It is often said in recent times that we live in a new world of global competition. Many policy makers, educators and researchers, including the National Academy of Sciences believe that the lead in science and technology which the United States has maintained since World War II could be lost and not recovered in the near future.

Have you noticed how nearly every math textbook presents math concepts with perfect elegance? The textbook plan is just to follow the path and you will know the math.

Math can be hard. Monday through Friday we sit at the table next to our children and do math problems. It takes forever to do just one page. Sometimes it feels like it is the only subject we get to. It becomes a monster … a math monster.

If you sense your child getting frustrated with a particular skill, do not panic but take a break. Learning is developmental, just like riding a bike.

It is interesting that, despite math being such a fundamental part of life and society, many people did not, and do not, enjoy math class. Even more interesting is that, when math is applied to something that is of interest to the person, much of their resistance to math fades.

You can help guide your children to becoming successful word problem solvers and effectively complete science related math homework. Help your child develop a problem solving process to use with many types of word problems.