Thanks to the internet there are a lot of people who go online to find answers or solutions to math problems. To be precise a lot of people today go online to find solutions to most of their problems before they can seek help from anywhere else. However, there comes a time when we need to learn to train the mind to think differently, to explore other alternatives other than seeking help online.
Take the situation of a parent for example; if your child comes home with math homework and you need to help them with it, going online to find solutions would not really be the best idea. You need to challenge the child and help them work through finding useful solutions. Here are some guidelines on how you can best go about this:
The first thing that you need to do is to go over the instructions with them, and help them realize that which they understand and what they do not understand about the questions. From here you can build on to other things.
Once you have done that, you can get them to tell you what they think is the solution, or where they think there is a problem. Remember that by doing this you are not only getting to help them with their math homework, but you are also trying to help them understand their reasoning.
Model thought processTo get reliable help, you should also ask them to draw or at least make a model of what they think is the nature of the question, or the supposed answer to the question. This diagrammatic approach will help them get a visual expression of the problem, and will go further in helping them find a solution on their own, very easily.
At the same time, when they get used to this approach, they will come to appreciate the practical nature and use this from time to time to help them in finding solutions to other mathematical problems. More often than not the easiest way to finding solutions to math problems does not lie on how well you can answer the question, but rather on how well you are able to visualize the problem at hand.
In reality, math homework should not really give you quite the stress that people go through. However, if all else fails, there are forums online from which you can get as much help as you desire.
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