Children who get stuck the moment 'x' appears in 7th grade. The barrier between algebraic expressions and equations begins with the ' ' of elementary school

"My child was doing fine with elementary school arithmetic, but they started getting stuck once 'x' appeared in 7th-grade math." This is a consultation I often hear from parents of 7th graders in the ...

[1st & 2nd Year Junior High] What Parents Can Do for Children Who Can't Solve Math Word Problems | Why They Can Calculate but Can't Set Up Equations

Hello. I'm Kazu, a former private tutor and cram school instructor."They can solve calculation problems, but they freeze up when it comes to word problems.""No matter how many times they read the ...