Anyone who ever attended school, which presumably is all of us, knows first hand that people are generally better at one subject in school than others. Some of us were better at reading or english while others thrived at math or science. Some fall in between and excel on both ends of the spectrum. One of the subjects that gets a bad rap from students and parents everywhere is math. Math education is often harder to adopt than other subjects because it is an abstract concept. Students learning English are speaking and reading the language all the time, but they may not realize how they’re using math from day-to-day.

We all remember the awkward days of childhood where you felt like you never really fit in. Growing up is hard for everyone, and trying to fit in can do a number on a child’s self-esteem. As parents, we collect parenting tips that we think will enable us to protect our children from the things that hurt us when we were their age. But, we also know that we have to allow them to struggle in the same ways so they can grow into resilient and confident people.