4. The teacher won’t let them talk while doing exercises — C has been told off for talking when asking her neighbour for help — they have to “work hard now they they are in Year 5”.
Remediation is so much harder, though, and so much less effective, than prevention, as I'm sure you know. Over the years I have focused my efforts earlier and earlier in the development of kids and their mathophobia, because stepping in later is so much harder.
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Trouble is, you can't just correct course once, and expect everything to proceed smoothly thereafter. You've got to stay the course -- which typically means sticking with the kids you're trying to help for years on end. It's a huge investment. But it's been worth every minute.
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Luckily I plan to stick with my daughter for as long as she’ll have me.
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I can’t control what happens to my students before they come to me. That’s not my job. My job is to help the students I have.
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I understand. And I'm trying to acknowledge that your job is intrinsically extremely hard. I've had the freedom to pick my problems, so I've pitched in where I thought I could do the most good. But everyone needs help, and I applaud your efforts, which are unquestionably noble.
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