Education for our children has seen some major changes in 2020. You remember what it was like. In what seemed like an instant, every students’ world (and the worlds of their parents) got complicated as the pandemic caused so many changes. With school closures or throw-together virtual school solutions, parents and teachers were left scrambling – juggling teaching, tech support,…
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Are you worried about your kid hating math? So many parents stress about their child’s math education and feel unequipped to help. With most of the US adopting Common Core standards, this anxiety has only increased. Many parents feel like because they learned math differently, they can’t help support their child with Common Core learning. But they can. You can!…
Here’s how you can drop the fear and support your child: Just mention “common core math” to any parent of school-aged kids in the US and chances are you’ll hear a strong opinion. Parents often say things like: “Why is common core so confusing?” or “Shouldn’t finding the right answer be enough?” Some parents see value in the newer approach…
What if there were a way to improve your child’s math abilities just by the way you praise them? As parents, the words we give to our children about themselves and their performance can be deeply influential in helping them develop a healthy mindset about their learning. So what does a healthy mindset about learning look like and how do…
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You hear it pretty often, even from successful and highly educated individuals: “I’m just not good at math.” Commonplace as it may seem, a lack of confidence in one’s math skills can hinder achievement in…
A few interesting & simple ways to communicate with your kiddos!