Ds1's school sent out a questionnaire last year asking for suggestions as to how they could improve parent/teacher relations.
One of my suggestions was that they have evenings where parents can be shown the methods which are used to teach the children - particularly numeracy. I have really struggled with some of the numeracy homework ds1 has brought home.
Anyway, suggestions were taken on board and a note came home to say there would be a "Fun With Numbers" evening tonight at 7.30 - with "hands on involvement and fun numeracy quizzes for parents."
I completely bottled it (maths always sent me into a blind spin of total panic - I just about scraped an O'level) and made dh go instead. He was laughing and saying "it's maths for 7 year olds, how hard can it be?" but I just know I would have looked like an idiot [shame]
I'm a coward, aren't I? I'd go to a Literacy evening.....