Since I got such great wisdom about my sports question, I’m back 😂. Who struggles with a kid (mine is a middle school girl) that HATES math with a passion and is convinced she is dumb when they are really quite brilliant? Her good and bad math days are directly related to her attitude/emotions at the moment, but my world doesn’t revolve around waiting for her to have a “good day”. I’m beginning to realize all of her anger is just anxiety and frustration over not knowing the right answer to something. Some days she shocks me by understanding complicated concepts without any help, and other days I’m taken off guard because she blows up about something we have done hundreds of times, but she will genuinely argue with me that she has never seen it before 🤪. She and math are my greatest frustration and angst. We did find a curriculum she somewhat likes, so I’m not looking for a change. I guess I just need to know I’m not alone, and if anyone has suggestions for how to handle this. I’ve learned that she handles the information better in small increments, but we still have days where she can’t even get through one problem 😩

Posted by heatherwinters at 2021-07-19 16:34:43 UTC