It is hard to believe but expectations for math skills are incredibly high, even for kindergarteners. I was dismayed last year to find that my daughter’s kindergarten teacher recommended she receive tutoring over the summer for her math and abcs. Kindergarten is a lot different than it was when I was there taking naps and playing with stuffed animals.

The sad thing is that I could not afford a private tutor over the summer. So far, her rudimentary math skills are fine. Right now she is a great math problem solver. She is doing very simple addition and doing it well enough to meet her teacher’s expectations, but I know this could again change. The beginning of the school year is often spent reviewing material from the following spring.

I tried tutoring her myself over the summer. It didn’t work. I am not a math person. While I can help her with her homework for the next few years, as soon as she hits algebra, I’m useless. This is why I changed my college major from business to journalism. Now that I’m aware of all kinds of online help, I realize all of these can help math skills improve for both of us.

Of course, if I would have known there was free algebra help at my university, things might have been different. I did not know there was free college algebra help at the time and so I really just gave up instead of learning an important skill.

Students nowadays also have a terrific advantage with computers and online access being so prevalent.
Anyone with online access can find free online math help with the click of a mouse.

I know that when my daughter needs help with math in the next few years, there are a plethora of options for her online.