M\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 huynh vi\u1ebft cho t\u00f4i: \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c STEM l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 d\u00e0nh bao nhi\u00eau gi\u1edd vi\u1ec7c gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee9a con n\u0103m tu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdc to\u00e1n, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch to\u00e1n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng con trai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecdc gi\u1ecfi trong Khoa h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 C\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 khi n\u00f3 v\u00e0o trung h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Th\u1ea7y c\u00f3 g\u1ee3i \u00fd g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u0110\u00e1p: Vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1y to\u00e1n cho tr\u1ebb em l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 v\u00ec n\u00e3o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7. Thay v\u00ec d\u1ea1y to\u00e1n theo kinh nghi\u1ec7m truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng, b\u1ea1n n\u00ean h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ec5 l\u00e0m cho ch\u00e1u quan t\u00e2m t\u1edbi con s\u1ed1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ch\u00e1u gi\u1ea3i b\u00e0i to\u00e1n. V\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed9 tu\u1ed5i n\u00e0y, b\u1ea1n KH\u00d4NG n\u00ean cho ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi b\u00e0i to\u00e1n to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc m\u00e0 c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh kinh nghi\u1ec7m hay \u201ctr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i\u201d m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng ch\u01a1i.<\/p>\n
Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n: \u201cN\u00f3i cho b\u1ed1 c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau qu\u1ea3 chu\u1ed1i?\u201d Sau khi ch\u00e1u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi: \u201cN\u1ebfu b\u1ed1 th\u00eam ba qu\u1ea3 chu\u1ed1i n\u1eefa th\u00ec c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau qu\u1ea3 chu\u1ed1i?\u201d B\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u01a1i c\u1ed9ng hay tr\u1eeb c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f9ng con b\u1ea1n, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc th\u00e0nh vui v\u00e0 d\u1ec5. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng b\u1ea5t k\u00ec c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u00e0 tr\u1ebb em th\u00edch nh\u01b0 qu\u1ea3, s\u1ecfi, ti\u1ec1n, s\u00e1ch, \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i, con v\u1eadt, c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i, xe h\u01a1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ebfm s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n.<\/p>\n
To\u00e1n l\u00e0 d\u1ec5 d\u1ea1y khi b\u1ea1n d\u00f9ng c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1eadt l\u00ed v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfm, c\u1ed9ng, tr\u1eeb v\u00e0 nh\u00e2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 d\u00f9ng c\u00e1c con s\u1ed1 nh\u01b0 1, 2, 3, 4 \u2026. v.v. B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho ph\u00e9p \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u1eaft qu\u1ea3 hay b\u00e1nh th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y ch\u00fang c\u00e1ch c\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 tr\u1eeb ph\u00e2n s\u1ed1. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n, 1\/4 c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh + 1\/4 c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh = 1\/2 c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh. G\u1eafn c\u00e1c m\u1ea3nh l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau cho ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh.<\/p>\n
B\u1ea1n n\u00ean d\u00f9ng to\u00e1n trong c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho con b\u1ea1n quan t\u00e2m trong vi\u1ec7c ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n, ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n: \u201cBao nhi\u00eau xe h\u01a1i s\u01a1n xanh \u0111i qua tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? V\u1edbi $1 mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau b\u00e1nh khi ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 $5? C\u00f3 s\u00e1u qu\u1ea3 cam trong c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu con \u0103n hai qu\u1ea3 th\u00ec c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i bao nhi\u00eau?\u201d N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n ch\u1ec9 ra cho ch\u00e1u to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 vui \u0111\u00f9a th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khi ch\u00e1u th\u00edch h\u1ecdc, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec3m d\u1eebng cho ch\u00e1u h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi th\u00eam.<\/p>\n
\u0110i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng l\u00e0 d\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 \u201cch\u01a1i\u201d v\u1edbi con b\u1ea1n v\u00ec con b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e1c v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n cho n\u00ean \u0110\u1eeaNG l\u00e0m to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc th\u00e0nh c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u00edch th\u00fa. Tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf s\u1ebd h\u1ecdc nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n khi c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh quan t\u00e2m trong vi\u1ec7c ch\u01a1i c\u00f9ng v\u00ec ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd coi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i vui \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i. M\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra s\u1ee3 to\u00e1n trong con b\u1ea1n n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n l\u00e0m n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn hay c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00e1y ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m.<\/p>\n
H\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Pythagoras, tri\u1ebft gia Hi L\u1ea1p \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft: \u201cN\u1ebfu \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n con \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc, th\u00ec \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft. N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n con \u00f4ng th\u00edch to\u00e1n, \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u00edch to\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft. Tr\u1ebb con h\u1ecdc ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu t\u1eeb b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 ch\u00fang cho n\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n con \u00f4ng l\u00e0m, \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Teaching Math to young children<\/p>\n
A parent wrote to me: \u201cWe know that STEM education is important but no matter how many hours we spend helping our five years old son with math, he does not like math. We are afraid that our son may not do well in Science or Technology when he goes to high school and college. Do you have any suggestion?<\/p>\n
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Answer: Teaching math to young children is not easy because their brain has not fully developed yet. Instead of teaching math using traditional exercises, you should focus on something easy to get him to interest in numbers before asking him to solve\u00a0 problems. At that age, you should NOT make him working on math problems but turn it into a learning experience or a \u201cgame\u201d that both of you can play together.<\/p>\n
For example: \u201cTell me how many bananas are there? After he answers, you can ask: \u201cif I add three more banana in then how many bananas are there? By playing adding or subtracting objects with young children, you can make math more fun and easy. Of course, you can use anything that children like such as fruits, marbles, money, books, toys, animals, trees, cars and let him count the number of objects you have available.<\/p>\n
Math is easy to teach when you use physical objects and let them count, add, subtract and multiply than using numbers such as 1, 2, 3, 4 \u2026.etc. You may allow the child to cut a piece of fruit or cookie to teach them how to add and subtract fractions. For example, 1\/4 of a cookie + 1\/4 of a cookie = 1\/2 of a cookie. Put the pieces together for him to see the cookie half.<\/p>\n
You should use math in your daily activities to get your child get interested in playing with you for example: \u201cHow many blue cars are passing in front of our house now? At $1 a cookie, how many cookies can we buy when we have $5? There are six oranges in this box if you eat two then how many are left? If you show him how much fun math can be, he will gain an enthusiasm for learning and once he enjoys learning, there is no stopping him from asking for more.<\/p>\n
The important is to spend the time to \u201cplay\u201d with your children as children learn from the interacting with you so do NOT make math into something difficult but make it an enjoyable activity. A young child will learn more when the whole family is interested in playing along because he will consider this is a fun game to play. On the other hand, you can make your child\u2019s fear of math if you make it an obligation or something he must do .<\/p>\n
Thousand years ago, Pythagoras, the Greek\u2019s philosopher wrote: \u201cIf you want your children to read, then you must read first. If you want your child to like math, you must like math first. Children learn mostly from their parents so what you want your children to do, you must do it first.\u201d<\/p>\n
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