Sharpening Up The Old Brain Cells

Submitted by Jeanne Gibson on June 30, 2006 - 6:01pm.

Have you noticed how our minds suddenly don't seem as sharp as they used to be?

When I offered to tutor my 6th grade grandson in math over the summer months, I found out that this old brain had practically calcified where the subject of math was concerned.

I rushed to the internet and found this wonderful site where you can study just about any subject online for free. Go Here That's right ---I said, for free!

I brought up middle school math and found, after a few lessons, in fractions, decimals, and basic geometry, that at least a part of my old mathematical ability had returned, and I decided to keep working my way up to see just how far I could go.

Who knows, I may not even flinch when that same grandson calls to ask for help in doing his calculus homework. Not only has he reaped the benefits of my online study, but so have I. Math problems have forced our minds to concentrate, to reason, and to come to a conclusion --- all things that I had almost forgotten how to do.