HOW TO HANDLE MATH MISTAKES

from Homeschool Your Way · host BookShark

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. • — • — • — • — • — • — • LISTENER COUPON CODE ★Request your coupon code to use on any purchase at bookshark.com. SHOP SAXON MATH: https://www.bookshark.com/saxon-math VISIT NICOLE'S SITE: https://nicolethemathlady.com/ • — • — • — • — • — • — • 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. • — • — • — • — • — • — • Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. Request a homeschool curriculum catalog or download samples at bookshark.com. If you'd like to share an aha moment, an inspirational quote, a homeschool hack, a book you're loving, or a suggested podcast topic/guest, leave a comment at bookshark.com/podcast. We'd love to feature your reflection on a future episode.

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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. • — • — • — • — • — • — • LISTENER COUPON CODE ★Request your coupon code to use on any purchase at bookshark.com. SHOP SAXON MATH: https://www.bookshark.com/saxon-math VISIT NICOLE'S SITE: https://nicolethemathlady.com/ • — • — • — • — • — • — • 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. • — • — • — • — • — • — • Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. Request a homeschool curriculum catalog or download samples at bookshark.com. If you'd like to share an aha moment, an inspirational quote, a homeschool hack, a book you're loving, or a suggested podcast topic/guest, leave a comment at bookshark.com/podcast. We'd love to feature your reflection on a future episode.

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