If you go to a fair, chances are good you’ll get to meet one of the Curriculum Counselors from Math-U-See. Susan Crothers is one of these talented and experienced individuals who has been with us for 16 years and used Math-U-See to teach her (now 25-year-old) child all the way through school. We sat down with her and asked if she would recommend visiting Math-U-See at a fair if you have a chance. Not surprisingly, her answer was a resounding “yes!” for several reasons.
New Homeschoolers
One of Susan’s true joys of staffing the Math-U-See booth at curriculum fairs is the chance to talk to new homeschool moms who are trying to put together the important curriculum for their child’s first home learning experience. What a blessing to be a part of such an important decision. How does Math-U-See work? How much time does it take each day? How can it be tailored to your child’s needs? Each of our Curriculum Counselors is able (and willing) to spend all the time you need to feel comfortable with the Math-U-See program (of course, that doesn’t end when you leave the fair – we’re only a phone call or e-mail away).
Advice on Where to Start
Our Curriculum Counselors have over 100 years of combined experience with Math-U-See, and they are a parent’s best resource for placement advice. While competency exams are available online and at the fairs for placement assistance, nothing can take the place of an experienced counselor who will take the time to chat with you about your child (or chat with your child) to determine his or her levels of math fluency, specific learning quirks and preferences, and long-term math goals. Or have your student take the competency exam in advance and bring the results to discuss with a Counselor. We’ll help you feel comfortable that your student is placed at his or her proper level.
Learning Styles
Our Counselors can give you advice on how Math-U-See works with different learning styles, as well as how to teach multiple children at various levels of ability. Homeschooling a 5-year-old beginner, an 8-year-old math-phobe, and a 12-year-old prodigy? We’ve dealt with that before and can give you concrete and immediately useful suggestions on how Math-U-See can work with your kids, your schedule, your personality—your specific situation. Susan says of her own experience, “I love that when teaching my daughter, not only did she have the opportunity to become math-minded, I did as well.”
Now, so far, while all of this might be more fun in person, we have to admit that you can do all of this stuff on the phone or online (when our Curriculum Counselors aren’t jetting around to glamorous curriculum fairs, they’re right here at Math-U-See, talking or chatting online with customers just like you). So what’s the big draw to come to the booth? The BLOCKS.
Yes, the blocks. We don’t call it “Math-U-SEE” for nothing. Come to a fair and see how Math-U-See works in person, with your own eyes and hands. Visit Decimal Street™ and review place value. Build your own multiplication problem. Factor your own fractions. Polynomials with colorful manipulatives? You better believe it—but it’s much easier to believe it if you see it with your own eyes. Susan says, “I continue to be amazed at how all the concepts of math work together, build upon each other and even make sense. It is so much fun to see when the moment comes….wait for it…their eyes light up, they “See it” and there it is… “oooh”. And you know they’ve got it!” So come and see what all the fuss is about and start developing your own math-minded child.
Can’t Get to a “Brick and Mortar” Fair?
Visit Math-U-See at the new online Homeschool Virtual Convention from Home Educating Family. Our online booth has many of the advantages of our physical booth, with sample lessons from each level, information about all of our books and manipulatives, and demonstrations and testimonials from users at all levels. Leave a message for us, and one of our Curriculum Counselors will get back to you as soon as possible. You’ll need to register to visit, but once you do, you’ll have access to all the free information, workshops, and giveaways from Math-U-See and dozens of other quality homeschool curriculum providers.