[Always Right]

If your child does not understand the concepts, additional teaching should be done by a teacher and not a parent.

Oh puh_leeeeeeeeeeeeeeez. What a load.

[Teacher317]

NO kidding. Sadly, though, most teachers want it done THEIR WAY, and will NOT accept even mathematically proper alternatives. I never understood that.

[HamiltonJay]

It is tough, without understanding the method the teacher is using... most people honestly make lousy teachers... don't believe me, let your brother in law "show you something" they know and see how much you grasp at the end....

The comfusing part is that a teacher or school is teaching using a particular method, not just I understand it, here's how you do it... this can be very frustrating to a child, or even an adult student.. when someone comes along using different terms and different approaches etc...

I am not saying parents can't help a child, but they should be on the same page as the teacher in terms of approach or you will likely wind up frustrating them more than helping them.

[luckystarmom]

I agree. If I waited for the schools to teach my kids to read, they wouldn't be reading now. My son didn't catch on to division with remainders. I showed him how to do it, and he never had a problem.

I've also shown my 1st graders to add with multi-columns. I think they're ready for doing carrying.

I think if a parent and the kids don't understand something, then ask the teacher.