We’ve all had that moment, staring at our kids’ take-home work packets, realizing that all our knowledge on how to carry the one or memorize multiplication tables has suddenly gone out the window. Now, with our children homeschooling during quarantine, it’s more important than ever for parents to not just understand but embrace Common Core….
Finals season often brings unique stresses for both students and parents alike. This year, students will be taking their final exams online, often for the first time. Online learning and testing, removed from the support and structure of their school and peers, can heighten the challenges students face while studying. Encouraging your child to develop…
Many of us have had to learn to be both teachers and parents during the Coronavirus outbreak. If you have found yourself overwhelmed balancing homeschooling your children with other commitments like working from home, you’re not alone. This is a trying time for many of us, and it’s one we will get through together. We…
It is a known fact among all students that the SAT is a highly daunting academic examination. If your teenager has their sights set on attending college, it is imperative that they take the SAT. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a standardized test that individuals in high school take prior to starting the college…
For most students, teachers, and parents, mistakes evoke negative feelings. Despite this fact, it has been proven again and again that mistakes are actually considered to be the best teachers. Not only are errors – particularly in the field of mathematics – considered to be an extremely powerful tool in diagnosing issues in learning, but…
The Benefits of Spacing and Interleaving in Homework to Practice Mathematical Skills and Concepts In terms of academic difficulty, mathematical skills and concepts rank the highest. Math doesn’t always click immediately. Sometimes it takes patience and persistence to master math skills and concepts. Mathematics is also a cumulative subject. This means that you must understand…
Now that the school year is nearing its start, it is time to learn how to help your child achieve the highest level of academic success possible. Their in-school success is dependent upon a multitude of factors. The school, the curriculum of that educational institution, the teacher, and having access to educational resources are all…
Time away from school can result in a child losing valuable skills and levels of knowledge. This is especially true during the summer. While vacationing this summer, incorporate activities that will keep your child’s brain active while traveling. This is so much more productive than watching videos and staring at their smartphones. You might even…
Most individuals experience some degree of nervousness prior to taking a test or having an evaluation performed; however, there are those that experience both an intense fear of tests and suffer from an immense degree of worry. This is an issue identified among mental health professionals as “test anxiety”. It is a common occurrence among…
Today’s world is academically competitive. As a result, more and more students are engaging in a new phenomenon that has the potential to “make” or “break” their future. That is, studying immensely for standardized tests. While each student has their own aspirations – in terms of their education and their future career – the standardized…