The best way to meet numbers is in real life, as everything else. It s embedded in the context of reality, and what schooling does is to try to take everything out of the context of reality. So everything appears like some little thing floating around in space, and it s a terrible mistake. So wherever numbers are in real life, then let s go and meet them and work with them. Like most other kids in school, I learned that if you don t understand what s going on, for heaven s sake, keep your mouth shut.
Home teachers come in for three to five hours a week.
It has been found that this is perfectly sufficient. These children don t fall behind. No child needs, or should stand, six hours of teaching a day, even if a parent were of a mind to give it. Just like anyone else. Actually, homeschoolers do exceptionally well on these things.