My daughter couldn’t grasp it at all, DB. I think Algebra is the course where our techno-kids — for whom every answer is on Google or on a calculator — hit their Waterloo.
We’re hoping tutoring works — I know I don’t remember enough to help!
I don’t think everyone fits in the same mold or should.
Someone that has a very hard time with Algebra could be a great medical doctor or lawyer for example. We all think differently and much of life is learning about making the most of the gifts we do have whatever they might be.
We’re hoping tutoring works — I know I don’t remember enough to help!
Another place to get quick help for specific questions is at Yahoo Answers. There are two separate sections, 'Homework Help' and 'Mathematics' with some really good help offered on a virtually instantaneous basis. I post there quite frequently under the user name "Bob B".
A suggestion — take away the calculator: let the kids add, subtract, divide on their own. I’m even in favor of learning log tables. A kid passing junior high should know the squares and cubes up to 20 at least, plus algebra and geometry. Calculus should be there in high school too.