ALGEBRA DIFFICULTIES

Well, Big Girl hit a snag yesterday in her LOF beginning algebra.  She had gotten a third of the way through the book, and things have suddenly really escalated.  There were a couple problems that neither she nor I could figure out, so we emailed Mr. Schmidt.  He promptly got back to us with the explanation.  Great service!

So, I had Big Girl start with one of those problems this morning, before starting her next problem set.  Well, she still couldn't do it.  So I told her to go ahead and do the next city (that is what some of the problem sets in LOF are called).  She gave it a good try, but I am thinking she just may not be developmentally ready for algebra yet.  Not that she has any learning problems or anything.  Just that all kids develop at different rates, and many are not ready for this level of thinking at 14.  

So, we are going to start the Key to Algebra books that I already have here after our break next week.  After she has completed them, we will try LOF again.  If she still can't get it, we will figure out something else at that point.

I should mention that while Big Girl is great with words, and is a natural writer, she is not a number person.  All of us are not talented in the same areas, and I believe in concentrating on the gifts God has given us, and only doing what we need to do in the areas we are not gifted in.

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