Radical Personal Finance 915: How to Invest in Your Children at a Very Young Age, Part 6: Catalyze Numeracy in Your Children
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Feb 27, 2023 AI Snips
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Math As Brain Muscle
- Numeracy and literacy are foundational skills that mutually strengthen the mind.
- Math builds mental muscle like weightlifting builds physical muscle and improves thinking efficiency.
Host's Math Struggle
- Craig recounts his own weak math foundation and late mastery of facts, which hampered later success.
- Parental intervention and focused review improved his grades but left lasting math anxiety.
Master Math Facts Cold
- Drill math facts until children recall addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division instantly.
- Use flashcards and daily short practice to guarantee mastery by early elementary years.