For Those Struggling With Math
Not everyone learns or processes information in the same way. Math is a good example. A teacher or book that the potential learner does not “resonate with” can lead to a long-term and sometimes lifelong aversion to math. Especially and often accompanied by a feeling that the student was lacking or “at fault”.
Unfortunately, the one-size-fits-all approach is common in the government indoctrination camps (“schools”). Whether private or religious schools have the time, resources, or inclination to provide individualized teaching that works for a particular student, is a crapshoot.
Sometimes a student will relate to how the information is being communicated by the textbook, or the instructor, but not both. Or may not relate to either.
Individual tutors are sometimes an option, but affordability is a big hurdle for many. (I suppose the Infernal Revenue Serve-Us would be unhappy if I mentioned “barter”, so I won't).
One upside of the internet is that there are large amounts of free tutorials available. One of my favorites is Open Culture. It provides free materials on many topics, for young and old alike. When you have some time, explore their website. Since this Post is on math, a good starting point for that is Free Courses—Math, but there is much more free information available to help one learn math on the site.
Homeschooling websites are another great resource. Using DuckDuckGo, which BTW sends far more people to my Substack than NSAGoogle, I did a simple search, homeschooling free math. You can play with the search terms or the search engine. The point is, there are lots of free materials available there—and homeschooling resources tend to steer away from the cookie-cutter attitude of the government “schools”.
Finally, another free resource is CNet's Download.com. Do a search for “math”, then take a minute or so fine-tuning the results so you can get just the ones you want—completely free, free with limited capabilities unless you buy, programs that work with your electronic device, and so on.
Unfortunately, the one-size-fits-all approach is common in the government indoctrination camps (“schools”). Whether private or religious schools have the time, resources, or inclination to provide individualized teaching that works for a particular student, is a crapshoot.
Sometimes a student will relate to how the information is being communicated by the textbook, or the instructor, but not both. Or may not relate to either.
Individual tutors are sometimes an option, but affordability is a big hurdle for many. (I suppose the Infernal Revenue Serve-Us would be unhappy if I mentioned “barter”, so I won't).
One upside of the internet is that there are large amounts of free tutorials available. One of my favorites is Open Culture. It provides free materials on many topics, for young and old alike. When you have some time, explore their website. Since this Post is on math, a good starting point for that is Free Courses—Math, but there is much more free information available to help one learn math on the site.
Homeschooling websites are another great resource. Using DuckDuckGo, which BTW sends far more people to my Substack than NSAGoogle, I did a simple search, homeschooling free math. You can play with the search terms or the search engine. The point is, there are lots of free materials available there—and homeschooling resources tend to steer away from the cookie-cutter attitude of the government “schools”.
Finally, another free resource is CNet's Download.com. Do a search for “math”, then take a minute or so fine-tuning the results so you can get just the ones you want—completely free, free with limited capabilities unless you buy, programs that work with your electronic device, and so on.
NOTE: The above is excerpted from a Post that I made on Substack. It used a temporarily-free eBook as a jumping-off point to cover the broader issue of how some students struggle with "school" generally, and with math particularly. You can read the full Post that includes the eBook information, keeping in mind that unless you can find that particular eBook for free, there are likely lots of free materials available.
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