Mathbyjoe received another tremendous endorsement from a homeschool mathematics teacher. Below is the results from her having used the ebook, "Wiz Kid: A Mind-Blowing Exploration into Short-Cut Arithmetic" with her students. A very touching story.
We ended up using some copies for a couple of weeks. I used the methods for about the first month, trying to get the kids to think about math differently. Great results. I have really enjoyed teaching it and learning it. I printed off worksheets online just for the kids to practice. I am teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, who were struggling in math and trying to help them get the basic functions solid.
This was such a great jumping off point. They have now moved into a different book now, but it has really helped them understand numbers better. Thank you so much. We have 3 different math teachers who spent a little bit of time going over how to think in tens, etc. and we have met with incredible success. My daughter can do multiplication faster than her teacher now. One of my students, after teaching "steppin' up" for subtraction, said that he had never understood how to do subtraction before. He is a little older, and has struggled with math for a long time. It was exciting for both of us.
I highly recommend "Wiz Kid: A Mind-Blowing Exploration into Short-Cut Arithmetic" as a tool to help people be less overwhelmed, and to see the beauty and simplicity of mathematics.
Thank you again for your efforts. ----Terri Jenson sostuffed@msn.com
