It’s an anxious time for kids in their final GCSE year. And most of us parents are doing the best that we can to support them in their studies. Although… when it comes to do with anything to do with Maths, many of us are incapable off any real help, other than offering something along the lines of ‘shall I buy you some more highlighters when lockdown has ended?’
Recently, my daughter was asking me for help with trigonometry. I honestly can’t remember a thing about how I managed to learn the damned stuff myself. And to be honest, she interrupted me when I was totally up to my eyes in it.
So I said; ‘look, I’m trying to finish this snotty letter to the bank. Just … go Google ‘fit blokes who teach trig on YouTube.’ I was expecting her to do the usual eyes-towards-heaven’ thing and the ‘Fine! I’ll wait until Dad gets home because at least he can add up,’ but instead she said; “hey – great idea” and merrily trotted out of the room.
It’s a couple of weeks later now and apparently … she’s not doing too badly in Maths. Making progress.
So here’s an enterprising idea – for anyone who is looking to set up a new Maths tutoring franchise. The working title is ‘Teacher Totty and Trig.’ And a partnership with Pizza Hut would also result in parents and teens dashing out those direct debits too.
I loved math at school, but they do NEW MATH now, can’t even help my great grandson with is Gr.3. 🤣🤣
YOU LOVED MATHS??!! That takes a REALLY special person…. 😉
I heard (and I might be wrong on this) that the key advisors on Maths to the govt are all academics and every few years they change the personnel, who have new views on the right approaches/terminology used…. so every 10-15 years it becomes impossible to understand the methodology of working out. So… you definitely cannot help your great grandkids. Maybe your great x 7 grandkids though… !!!