Tech for testing is a good idea. You get the same adrenaline rush playing “race the teacher” type math games as in a live classroom test. You are timed, you kno

Tech for testing is a good idea. You get the same adrenaline rush playing “race the teacher” type math games as in a live classroom test. You are timed, you know exactly how long you work on each problem, you can identify your strengths & weaknesses, & there's no need for a proctor to walk around the classroom. These are objectively good things. I run a math site for 6-8 year olds & it’s an absolute delight to watch kids challenge each other to be the fastest at fun algebra & geometry puzzles. Several teachers have told me in person that kids who ace the puzzles on my site are ready for college. These are little kids in elementary & middle school! So it makes me very happy to have built something which is so powerful for reinforcing core concepts. But then, some of the parents ask me how to get their kids to score higher. How to work some of these tests. Which youtube videos to watch. I tell them not to waste their time on tech. If you want your kid to learn math, the best is one on one instruction. I sit with my kid for a few hours every week and we work problems on a whiteboard. Kids like markers & sometimes they will doodle with red & green markers while trying to think. This is incredibly fun to watch and it’s an awesome bonding exercise. I write a problem with a black marker & each kid has a color marker & they quickly start writing on different areas of the whiteboard and soon we have a solution. The $20 walmart whiteboard is an absolute godsend. We have a ton of markers & 3 whiteboards, one in basement & living room & upstairs, so whenever we feel like it, we can indulge in math. That’s the height of technology I’ve used. Give your kids time & attention. That’s really all they want.