How does homework time in your house make you feel? Is it different for different subjects? Do you feel like you can’t help your child with their maths? Does it feel like it’s different from when you were at school? Are you someone who hates maths? Does it fill you with dread? Have you considered that the way that maths […]
At Skills4Parents we provide education support and advice for parents and online maths tutoring. We have core values that underpin every piece of advice, and all of the work that we do. Our core value is individuality, and from this we have 4 other values of self-esteem, self-worth, self-belief and self-confidence. Today Liz, founder of Skills4Parents, takes a look at […]
Are you one of those people who learn something and then forget it? Well I’ve got news for you, that happens to everyone! Today I’m going to explain why that happens and what you can do to make sure you remember your learning. You may have heard me talk about the forgetting curve, well this is what it’s all about. When […]
I often talk about different learning styles because the more you understand yourself and the ways that you learn and work, the more productive you can be. For example, today I am writing this blog post sat on the sofa. That’s because I know that when I’m relaxed, I’m more creative. Curling up with the woodburner on (it’s a cold […]
In the 2022 Summer maths exams, the formulae will be given to the students on a handout for use during the exam. For the most part, this is acknowledgment that this year group has had a lot of disruption. If you’ve had that news, it might seem a little strange to you that I’m writing a post all about how […]
We don’t like to take the blame – our children are their own people who make their own decisions. We can’t control them. But here’s the thing… Your attitude to learning will affect your young person’s attitude. I saw this in a non-scientific way at school. I’d have a young person who hated maths, and they had wholly given up. […]
There are many things I’m frightened of from spiders to looking stupid, but sometimes I just have to suck it up and deal with them. When it comes to spiders I either have to live alongside the spider, or I have to move it. That, or I never enter my house again! As to looking stupid, that happens regularly… and […]
I am really good at Maths. That isn’t a brag. It’s just true. I did my degree in Maths, and I love Maths, spreadsheets, calculations, formulae… it’s so incredible. However, it did not happen overnight – nor was I top of my class. I have overcome some limiting beliefs around this, and so imagine how heartbroken I felt for her, […]
‘I was never any good at Maths’ is a cry I heard at parents’ evening, which made me weep inside. The experiences we have growing up affect us for the rest of our lives. If this is you, it isn’t that you are no good at maths, I believe everyone can do maths – it’s just that you haven’t had […]
During the Covid-19 pandemic we have probably all become more aware of the importance of understanding Statistics and Probability. The news is full of graphs, different statistics have been used to argue that we are doing well and not doing well. Understanding this topic can help in detecting whether we are being misled. “There are three kinds of lies: lies, […]