I get so frustrated when my kids can't solve math problems that are tricky but not hard
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Anonymous
It is two separate patterns interwoven with one another. Look at every other number and you'll get it quickly. I'm not dumb and it took me a bit to figure that out. |
Anonymous
| Please tell me this is a joke. This can't be a math problem for a 7-year old! Way too difficult for that level. |
Anonymous
Ah, thank you! |
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This is not really a math problem, it is a logic problem and just the type you find on IQ tests.
Having a tutor probably will not help and figuring this out has a lot to do with how intelligent a child is. It doesn't matter or not if the answer is immediately apparent but in less than a minute you should have it. |
Anonymous
Yes, thank you!! FWIW, OP, the answer to that question was not obvious to me, and yet I'm a 41 YO executive earning well over six figures. So stop beating yourself up and projecting any frustration and disappointment onto your children, I'm sure they'll turn out just fine. |
Anonymous
yup. thank you. you're the only one who gets what i'm saying. to the teacher PP: it's a homework problem given to my 7-YO 2nd graders by he teacher and we're expected to help with homework. my kids would refuse to go to bed with unanswered/unfinished homework. (btw why someone would keeping pushing for tutoring is beyond me. maybe a tutor herself?) |
Anonymous
| 16:23 here: I'm not a tutor, and my children don't receive tutoring, but I don't see why you reject this option of out of hand. There are very few, if any, things that are purely a matter of intelligence, and being able to solve problems like this is not one of them. Fluency with basic operations and a systematic approach to looking for patterns will get you pretty far. Personally, I don't think your child needs a tutor because I don't think there's anything wrong with a 2nd grader who finds such problems challenging, but if YOU are bothered by his inability to solve them, then, yes, I think tutoring is an option worth considering. |
Anonymous
| OP sounds like a petulant child who is disappointed she got a child who wasn't a genius. I suggest you move to Lake Wobegone. |
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Ex-teacher here again.
There is no way the kid needs a tutor because they can't do that - rather unusual - puzzle. If the teacher expects you to work with the kid on homework, then why not give hints on something like that, and then write a note to the teacher that you needed to help them. Or, tell your kid it's fine not to know the answer and write a note to the teacher that it was difficult but the kid tried. Whatever you do, don't show frustration at your kid. Based on that question alone, your 7 year old seems completely normal. Would have to see other questions that bother you to determine if your child really isn't 'intelligent'! |
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A point to consider: The purpose of an IQ is to attempt to evaluate the intelligence of a person using something thats brand new or that they have no prior prep on.
This helps to eliminate those with experience getting higher scores than the less experienced. If you cannot get the answer correct the answer is not to got tutor on it. |
Anonymous
| This is homework, not IQ test prep. |
Anonymous
Thats irrelevant to what the OP is asking. It doesn't matter the purpose of why it was given, she's considering that her child may not have the raw intelligence she hoped for. Of course, this doesn't mean the child won't be successful or a billionaire someday. Success/wealth in life most certainly is not directly correlated to raw intelligence. |
Anonymous
Someone needs more team Umizoomi....pattern power! 
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Anonymous
| Is your kid at ATS? |
Anonymous
| answer? |