Schoolwork is often challenging and Mandy Ginsberg wants to share some homework tips for parents regarding things well-meaning parents might say regarding kids' homework.
"I wasn't good at math when I was your age either." Parents often say this to comfort their child, but what you're really doing is giving them an escape hatch. Everyone can be good at math! The next time your child complains about math try this instead: "I know math can be really tough, but I also know that you can do it. Let's work together to figure this out." This way you have acknowledged their feelings, but also let them know that they are capable of the challenge ahead.
"This assignment is stupid." Lashing out models the wrong behavior for your child. Focus on trying to figure out what the teacher wants; if you're stuck, suggest that the student email the teacher to get more advice. There are also great sites like Khan Academy that explain concepts via video.
"Sit down and finish all your homework right now or no computer time!" Experts generally agree that students should get about 10 minutes of homework per grade level. That's 90 minutes of homework for your 9th grader! Research shows students don't concentrate well for long periods. Rather than demanding your child finish all his/her homework in one sitting, encourage him/her to take breaks every 20-30 minutes. That's a great time to check their phone, get a snack or just get up and stretch. They'll complain less and be more productive.
"You just have to learn it for the test." Encouraging kids to cram for the test means they'll never really learn the material. So important now because especially in math and science concepts build on one another. Your child needs to know what's on this test to do next week's lesson. We surveyed 500 math tutors and they told us the number one reason student's don't understand something is because they missed a previous concept in class.
"This assignment is stupid." Lashing out models the wrong behavior for your child. Focus on trying to figure out what the teacher wants; if you're stuck, suggest that the student email the teacher to get more advice. There are also great sites like Khan Academy that explain concepts via video.
"Sit down and finish all your homework right now or no computer time!" Experts generally agree that students should get about 10 minutes of homework per grade level. That's 90 minutes of homework for your 9th grader! Research shows students don't concentrate well for long periods. Rather than demanding your child finish all his/her homework in one sitting, encourage him/her to take breaks every 20-30 minutes. That's a great time to check their phone, get a snack or just get up and stretch. They'll complain less and be more productive.
"You just have to learn it for the test." Encouraging kids to cram for the test means they'll never really learn the material. So important now because especially in math and science concepts build on one another. Your child needs to know what's on this test to do next week's lesson. We surveyed 500 math tutors and they told us the number one reason student's don't understand something is because they missed a previous concept in class.
Mandy Ginsberg
Mandy is a seasoned CEO and a mom. After seven
years of helping make Match.com one of the best know dating sites in the world,
she was ready for a new challenge fueled by her passion for giving kids a great
education. After watching her fifteen year old daughter use
Tutor.com for help with physics and algebra ll, she wanted to learn more about
the company. Several months later, she joined Tutor.com as CEO. While she is best known professionally for the “Real First Dates”
campaign for Match.com, Mandy has also been a student and single mom while
getting through Wharton Business School and raising a toddler. Now
married with two children, Mandy is experiencing the exhilaration and
fear of having a teen daughter who is starting to think about college and a five-year
old daughter just beginning elementary school. Mandy is helping moms
navigate the day-to-day homework and longer road to college with insights from
Tutor.com’s community of 3,000 tutors and almost 10 million tutoring sessions.
Mandy was a competitive soccer player at the University of
California at Berkeley and she has an MBA from The Wharton School of Business
at the University of Pennsylvania. She is on the Board of Care.com.
Online, on-demand tutoring from companies like Tutor.com allows students to access a tutor anytime, anywhere via mobile device or computer. Tutors.com is the world's largest and highest-rated online tutoring provider with tutors available 24/7—no appointments needed – in 40 plus subjects, including AP courses, essay writing and SAT test prep. What’s more, it works: 90% of students who have used Tutor.com report better grades, higher confidence and increased homework completion.
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