Raising Geeks by Geeks

I wrote a week ago or so that the Japanese are utilizing supplementary schools to increase the education of their K-12 students. Something like this does not normally occur in the USA, though it has been known that parents will utilize tutors. It is kind of the same principle.

If we want our children to learn more, and with technology being the leading role in most if not all occupations now and in the future, it should be our responsibility to make sure that our children can be as competitive as possible. And why not make it fun at the same time.

On that note, I would like to introduce Math Bits, a website that focuses on mathematics and they make it fun.  For example, they have a system called web caching.  You solve a math problem, which gives you the answer to the next website, and it goes on like this for so many pages (I am working on the Geometry version now and am on cache #8).  Unfortunately, I don’t remember much of my geometry so I am finding my self looking back at online resources to find the solutions.  Their website also provides online lessons, how-to’s, a resource to ask questions, printable worksheets, and other resources pertaining to the subject the student is interested in.  The site makes a great tool for a high school student who needs that little extra help or can be used by parents to advance their child in math a little sooner.  It all depends on how you want to use the resources.

Can’t close the article without the software to back it all up with.  Unfortunately, I don’t have a recommendation of which software package to use, I think that should be left up to the individual to find out on their own.  But I will include a blog post that lists quite a few options to get you started, have a look here.

Have a look at the websites, I visit Math Bits  on a regular basis and have referred many people looking to take a class in Mathematics to the website as well.  If you visit the site, either let me or them know what you think and how you used the information, so that all can benefit from the knowledge.

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