My mother was always supplementing my and my sisters’ education at home. I remember having to regularly read additional books which we checked out from the library on a weekly basis and doing a lot of math memorization and then actual math problems. All of this was at done home and in addition to any homework we had! I recently came across this inspiring article of a similar style of parent and wanted to share it with you for inspiration.
Dr. Theo Nyame is a board-certified plastic surgeon who is married and has a daughter and a son. Like my mother, he is a firm believer in parents being actively involved in their children's education and helping to supplement their education at home. Despite his very busy work schedule, he spends time with his children, not only at play but also importantly with their studies.
Dr. Nyame started by trying to find what levels of learning his children were at when they were very young. What concepts could they truly understand and learn? How could those concepts be simplified? He then began to direct their learning in math and reading.
His son started learning subtraction concepts when he was just 3 years-old and his daughter started learning algebra when she was 5 years-old. Additionally, his daughter reads at a second to third grade level despite the fact, again, that she is only 5.
It is noteworthy that he and his family spend time together relaxing and enjoying each other’s company, not just being dedicated to learning. He has many videos of his children learning on social media and hopes that other parents will be inspired and use them to direct their own children’s learning.
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