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[quote=Anonymous]Hi. My name is Barry Fausnaugh and I am the owner and center director of Mathnasium of Bethesda. Our program is designed to meet students where they are and help them catch up, keep up and get ahead in math.

At Mathnasium, we only teach math allowing us to specialize in the subject and really focus our energies and attention towards helping the kids who attend our program. With over 330 centers throughout the country, the Mathnasium Method has a proven track record of helping students increase their math skills, understanding of math concepts, and overall school performance while building self-confidence and forging a positive attitude toward math.

We don't believe that children hate math, we believe that they hate being confused and intimidated by math! We do our very best to make coming to Mathnasium a fun learning environment. The center is well lit and decorated in a way that most kids (and many adults) find fun. We use a variety of techniques to help kids understand and improve their math and math related skills.

Our approach uses sophisticated techniques to identify, with great accuracy, what a student knows and does not know. Next, we create a tailor made learning program which each student follows. Students work specially trained Mathnasium math tutors who provide instruction and lots of encouragement. All work is done in center and we never send homework home.

We begin by evaluating your child's knowledge using a two part (oral and written) diagnostic evaluation. These evaluations allow to assess your child's strengths and weaknesses with respect to grade-level material and assess the depth of your child's understanding of key mathematical concepts and skills. We recognize that it is difficult for some kids to sit still during an assessment and will work with your child to accommodate that if it is the case.

Based on the above assessments, we will develop a learning plan and provide curriculum materials that cater to the unique needs of your child. Your child would typically attend our center two or three times a week for about an hour each visit. Your child would guidance from a qualified Mathnasium math tutor. The curriculum focuses primarily on written materials and mental math while using manipulatives and other teaching tools when appropriate. As part of working with your child, we will continuously monitor their progress against the learning plan and make adjustment where needed when identified instead of waiting until a predetermined amount of time has passed.

We will reassess each student every two to three months unless there is a good reason (such as noticeable improvement in a shorter timeframe) to allow both us and you to gain factual insight in to the progress your child has made. However, we believe the best measure of your child's progress is to rely on third party proofs of progress such as report cards and standardized assessments which are provided by your child's school.

The assessment is no risk and no cost to you.

I'd be happy to discuss the program with you in more detail. The best way to do this is to come in and see the center. Our regular hours are 3pm - 7pm Sunday through Thursday. Other times are available by appointment. Please call us at 301-652-MATH (6284) to schedule an appointment (we also take appointments during our regular hours) or just come by when we are open. You can also email us at bethesda@mathnasium.com either with questions or to schedule an appointment that way.

When you come in, please let me know you are following up from this post.

Sincerely,
Barry

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Barry Fausnaugh
Center Director
Mathnasium of Bethesda
Ph: (301) 652-MATH (6284)
bethesda@mathnasium.com
www.mathnasium.com/bethesda
 
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