Daughter in grade1 struggles with Math

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Permalink Reply by DonnaOnTheBeach on August 7, 2009 at 2:12pm

I see your gorgeous daughter finding a way to have fun with her maths, I see her having a flash of insight that helps her to 'get' this numbers game, I see her being helped by wonderful people who know how it is to struggle with maths, I see her being totally confident and knowing that she is gorgeous, brilliant, unique, wonderful and truly special...and there is no one else quite like her anywhere in the world. Much love. Let us know how she gets on!
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Permalink Reply by mybeautifulplace on August 7, 2009 at 2:24pm

Hello!

My 8yr had a hard time with math, too when he was in the 1st grade. He did not know how to use his fingers when subtracting. Here is a mantra that worked for him.

When the problem is 15 - 6: the child should hold up 10 fingers, remove 6 fingers, add back 5 fingers. How many fingers are showing! 9 fingers.

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Permalink Reply by Jason on August 12, 2009 at 12:58am

I see her as a math genius who wins awards and such for math. I see her as someone that others seek math advice from. I see her as someone who can easily do math in her sleep and is always confident when a teacher mentions or presents a math test, even a calculus test! She doesn't even sweat it because she doesn't have to! Math is something she easily knows and gets A+'s in.

I see her greatly surpassing everyone's knowledge of math in your family because she is so brilliant at it and you all are very proud of her for being that brilliant at it! It makes you feel very proud and happy that she came so, so far from being the way she was in math in early first grade. Sometimes when she talks about math, it blows your mind that someone you know has that amount of math knowledge! It blows most people away!

Anyone who says the word 'math' around her, she's says to herself in her mind,"Math? That easy stuff? Some people just aren't blessed with the vast knowledge of math like I have. But they mean well. I'd be glad to help them and teach them a few things." I see her even correcting her teachers on the occasional math problem in class. I mean why not? She's the most brilliant math student in the whole school system.

(Is that your daughter I see in your default photo? When I look at her now, after typing all that, I can't help but see her being brilliant with math now.)

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Permalink Reply by Rehana on August 16, 2009 at 5:30pm

Yes thats my daughter and bless u for the nicest visualisation

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Permalink Reply by Jason on August 17, 2009 at 7:34am

You're welcome. I do see good things for your daughter.

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Permalink Reply by LadyRaine on August 17, 2009 at 4:45am

I admit that what I'm mentioning here is not what you asked for, but what I feel I have to offer.
I have two children, now ages 18 and 16 so this has been tried and true for me.

My son struggled in school. In 1st grade we had good reason to pull him out entirely and homeschool. My daughter has never been to school. After a few years of homeschooling, I found Unschooling (truly the LOA of education!) and nothing has been the same since.

Bottom line, if your daughter is struggling she is not in her best environment. Not all kids learn the same- at the same pace, in the same way. Don't be afraid to explore other options that may serve her better. And know that her Inner Being will ensure that all will be well with her!

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Permalink Reply by Jason on August 17, 2009 at 7:30am

Good point too. I struggled in school and someone like me should have been home schooled probably. I was a smart kid. I just didn't like to be confined at a public school being forced to do stuff I didn't want to do and listening to teachers tell me I was a bad kid. But my parents really couldn't afford to home school me either. Now they could but I'm 30 and finished school (G.E.D.) years ago. Lol!

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