Author: deannahurn

Sometimes, getting your offspring to do homework can feel like going to war.  Here are some tips for winning the battle.

It’s officially Spring, a great time to sharpen little minds with lessons that can be taught while gardening.  Here’s how to get started.

A recent study concluded that teenagers who stayed up late earned lower grades than those who went to bed earlier.  “Night owls” also experienced more emotional distress than their peers.

Math is so important to our daily lives that April has been designated the month to celebrate it.  Here are three ways to do just that…

Parents usually want to support their sons and daughters academically as much as possible.  But a study shows that helping with homework might not be the way to go.

All students aspire to that elusive goal of getting A’s in every class.  Here are tips for doing it.

A Wall Street Journal article reports that, among other benefits, laughter helps us think better:  “A 1976 study by Avner Ziv of Tel Aviv University found that those who listened to a comedy album before taking a creativity test performed 20% better than those who weren’t exposed to the routine beforehand. In 1987, researchers at…

Anyone can be good at math – as long as they’re willing to practice, according to recent research.  And it’s important to focus on different kinds of math when you’re hitting the books.

Researchers are saying that doing well in school – and in all aspects of life – comes down to being gritty.  Here’s what that means.

We know that March 17th is associated with shamrocks, leprechauns and wearing green.  But what else do we know about St. Patrick’s Day?  Here are some little-known facts relayed through our favorite topic in school – Math.