Five ways maths helps children in life

1) Maths gives children confidence and new skills

Maths gives children transferable skills that will last a lifetime. Doing maths puzzles – whether at school or through home learning – teaches kids to think logically and will help them to get more comfortable with facing and solving problems. Through maths, children learn to define a problem, think of ways to solve it, and evaluate results. And knowing they have the skills to solve problems helps to build confidence too.

2) Maths boosts kid’s brain power

By practising how to solve mathematical problems, kids improve their ability to make complex decisions. Studying abstract concepts forces the brain to think in new ways, building the connections it will need to understand whatever problems the future might bring.

3) Maths teaches children discipline

Learning any subject that doesn’t come easily helps to develop discipline. By being able to stick with it, putting in the time and overcoming challenges, children are developing habits that can be applied to anything else they want to do.

4) Maths gives children choices

Maths opens up a world of other options for a child as they grow up. When it comes to studying further down the line, maths plays a part in all the “hard” sciences, such as biology, chemistry, and physics; the “soft” sciences, such as economics, psychology, and sociology; engineering fields, such as civil, mechanical, and industrial engineering; and technological fields such as computers, rockets, and communications.

There are even uses in the arts, such as when sculpting, drawing, and in music. Anything which uses a computer uses mathematics, which means an abundance of career options are opened up with maths.

5) Maths gives children a better future

Building confidence in maths can lead to many career opportunities with high earning potential, including business, finance, medicine, engineering, and other science related fields. Computing and many other mathematical fields are reasonably safe career paths that will be around for a long time.

To go with this job security, children who go on to study mathematics end up earning significantly higher than the average salary.

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