<br><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Heck, I was so concerned in 2004 that I became a middle school teacher<br>for 4 months. I taught the kids business and physical science applications.
<br>Not only did it get them more interested in math because<br>"word problems" were no longer "hard" but "fun," especially when I<br>tailored them to the kids, but they understood the concepts better for
<br>the standardized tests.</blockquote><div><br> </div><br></div>I would love if you were interested in sharing any of your materials/ideas. I am not a teacher but I am a parent of 8 & 9 year old boys.<br>