Two days ago, I could tell that my daugther was upset. She finally broke down and told me that "she was the only one who does not understand slope". Of course, this is a Middle school comment. She is a young sixth grader and I know for a fact this is not true. We went over it and she got it.
What I did not tell her was that this is good for her to hit something she does not understand immediately sometimes. Math is going to get harder. If she does not learn that she may need to practice, she will become discouraged in the really higher math she will need.
Besides, prealgebra is really difficult because the students learn a lot of concepts that they use later. Sometimes, the point is not obvious at first. That can be really frustrating.
She has been fairly far ahead at this new school (3 years) and this is a roadblock.
