October 11, 2022

HOW TO HANDLE MATH MISTAKES

30 minutes

Nicole the Math Lady has a unique approach to math mistakes: When errors happen, instead of feeling like a failure, accept mistakes as part of the learning process. Teach your kids not to be perfect math problem solvers but perfect math fixers. Nicole explains how she uses her own bloopers to encourage kids to embrace imperfection and keep trying.

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TIMESTAMPS

02:18 Many people don't like math because it's perceived as a right/wrong, black/white discipline.

03:26 How to approach mistakes with math or getting the answers wrong. Teach your kids to be a fixer.

06:43 Math is layered. And it can take multiple exposures to fully grasp a concept.

8:23 MATH = mistakes acceptable to help

08:36 An analogy of wedding mishaps. Figure your error curve, how many bloopers you can accept.

11:32 How Nicole used the small mistakes in her teaching videos as an example to her students to embrace imperfection.

14:46 Apologizing to our kids when we make mistakes.

15:30 Why Nicole loves falling on her sword and admitting her errors.

18:00 Letting kids teach the material.

20:50 How "We're not a math family" can limit your kids.

22:16 Your kids have zero idea how their lives will turn out, all the careers they will have.

28:11 Savor the parts of homeschooling you love, and outsource the parts you hate.

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