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šŸ“ "I'm terrible at math but need to teach it" (one mom's solution)

Even math-phobic parents can teach with confidence using the right tools. PLUS: Raymond Moore's timeless advice on the power of parental presence.

March 03, 2025

3 Quick Bites:

šŸŽ Why your presence matters more than your teaching credentials
šŸŽ Are video games linked with achievement in real life?
šŸŽ The step-by-step math curriculum transforming parent confidence

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šŸ’” THOUGHT

YES, YOU CAN TEACH YOUR KIDS

"An alarming number of parents appear to have little confidence in their ability to "teach" their children. We should help parents understand the overriding importance of incidental teaching in the context of warm, consistent companionship. Such caring is usually the greatest teaching, especially if caring means sharing in the activities of the home.ā€

Raymond S. Moore

Your children don't need a perfect teacher. They need a present parent who includes them in their daily activities.

šŸ“Š TREND

FROM AGE OF EMPIRES TO EDTECH

Hereā€™s a contrarian take that video games might help prepare kids for certain complex, real-world problem-solving:

We checked with OpenEdā€™s talented and accomplished Head of Product, Dave Wasmer, who didnā€™t take an official position on the matter but had this to say:

"I swear I remember more about ancient history from Age of Empires than any class I ever took."

šŸ”Ø TOOL

MATH WITHOUT FEAR

"Math is not my strong suit. It's where I struggled most in school."

Sound familiar? You're not alone.

The #1 fear for many homeschool parents isn't teaching history or scienceā€”it's MATH.

But what if there was a solution that turned math-phobic parents into confident guides?

Meet Math-U-See: the curriculum transforming homeschool math anxiety into mastery.

Why do parents like Laura Feller it?

  1. Teaches to MASTERY (not just completion)

  2. Builds step-by-step from addition through calculus

  3. Includes video lessons that explain concepts clearly

  4. Offers responsive customer support that "answers their phone ready to help"

  5. Works for ALL math levelsā€”even if you never took calculus!

Math-U-See consistently ranks as one of our most popular math programs among OpenEd families for good reason. It transforms even the most math-phobic parents into confident guides.

Stay tuned for tomorrowā€™s podcast episode where Laura shares her full homeschooling journey and more curriculum favorites.

Thatā€™s all for today! See you tomorrow.

ā€“ Charlie (the OpenEd newsletter guy)

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