Mathematics can be stressful for homeschoolers. It might have been a few years since you personally engaged with conceptual mathematics, but the pressure is on to ensure your child understands the subject — their future work and prosperity almost depends on it. It’s [...]
Mathematics tutoring always seems like a good option — but what’s the downside? Your child gets a professional educator to help them overcome their struggles or gain a competitive edge. But the studies aren’t so conclusive. It seems about 50/50 as to whether [...]
We all want our kids to value education. The opportunities it brings — for their personal growth, excitement through achievement, sense of pride, and later jobs and careers — can’t be found elsewhere. But bringing this value home is a huge challenge. Because [...]
The question of how much screen time should children be getting is one of the fastest-rising modern parental issues. It’s not surprising given anxieties over minds rotting, cyber-bullying, morality and mental health all snowballing into one giant knot of stress for parents all [...]
You know that supporting your kids’ education is important. You might know that future careers are almost entirely dependent on strong mathematics skills.What you don’t know is whether your involvement with your child’s mathematics development is helping or hindering them.And that’s ok — because the research [...]
Some signs that your kids are having trouble with mathematics are obvious; their grades aren’t what they could be, they’re continually asking you to help with homework, or they tell you straight up that they “hate mathematics and just don’t get it!”. Unfortunately, [...]
As a parent, it can be difficult to know how to encourage your child to improve mathematics skills in a way that doesn't feel like drudgery. Teachers can help, and they want your child to succeed as well. Let's look at the top [...]
A trip to the supermarket or grocery store is usually a weekly and sometimes even daily event. Bring your child along and keep them occupied with grocery store math activities that not only allow them to be involved with shopping for your family [...]
Strong communication is fundamental to a parent-teacher partnership and to foster a sense of community for the child between home and school. As your child’s greatest teacher and role model, it’s vital that you get involved in their schooling, rather than sitting back and [...]
