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It Starts at Home: What Parents Can Do to Support Their High School Students in Advanced Mathematics (Part III: It's Cultivated at Home)

In Part 1 of this article series, I suggested helping students to develop a new definition of “smartness” in mathematics. In Part 2, I  presented some strategies that parents can implement both at home and with the support of their high schooler’s mathematics teacher. Again, these strategies require little to no advanced mathematical background, put they produce […]

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It Starts at Home:What Parents Can Do to Support Their High School Students in Advanced Mathematics (Part 2: In and Out-of-School Strategies)

In Part 1 of this article series, I suggested helping students to develop a new definition of “smartness” in mathematics. In Part 2, I will present some strategies that parents can implement both at home and with the support of their high schooler’s mathematics teacher. Again, these strategies require little to no advanced mathematical background, […]

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It Starts at Home: How Parents Can Support Their High School Students in Advanced Mathematics (Part 1: Rethinking Smartness)

“I’m always amazed that you are so good at math.  I was so bad at it.” “You get the math gene from your father.” My mother has been known to say things of this nature to me when we discuss my career endeavors and future aspirations.  Little does she know that she prepped me for success […]