If Perhaps Your Young Person Dislikes Math You Should Certainly Look Over This
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A Novel New Approach to Teaching Math to Kids!
I was watching the news the other day and the statistic that was flashing on the screen was nothing less than shocking. It said 66% of kids in American grade 8 classes could not do math. 66%! After I let the news “sink in”, I started to ask myself questions such as “why is this happening?”, then the more powerful question, “what can we possibly do about it?” I’ve pondered these questions before, but it seems that the solution, one revolving around math comic strips, is more important now than it has ever been.
Math Comic Strips Flagship Item: \”The Innovative Dr. Knowledge\”
Our nation is falling behind in essential math skills. As we enter the brave new world of international commerce, we need a new approach and a different method in order to teach math to children. In this world of heavy distractions, such as television and video games, we are coming up against some heavy competition for our children’s time. To many kids math is, well, boring, and too much like work. How can we possibly make learning math fun?
Urgent Need: Teach Math to Kids!
As we enter the world of the global economy, the United States is facing a very formidable challenge. In a nutshell the problem is that we need to get more of our kids interested in the areas of math, technology, science, and engineering. The reason is that many of the baby boomer generation who hold these positions are starting to retire, and many young people are just not interested in entering into these careers. Could the humble comic book be part of the solution to this problem?
In Today\’s World, Do Children Really Need School?
Education and School…who needs them? More people than you may realize. We focus on this particular problem quite a bit on our math comic strips web site. In this article we would like to highlight a few points: