By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching If given the option, would your children rather watch television or read? Unless you’re raising a true bookworm (as I was as a kid), the answer is a resounding “TV.” And most of us know that time in front of that screen – if…
There are many ways that tutoring improves the self-esteem and confidence of a child. For numerous students, high levels of self-esteem and confidence are naturally part of their personalities. Unfortunately, for those that struggle academically, self-esteem and confidence may quickly fade. When a child loses their confidence, they may also lose the ability to learn…
Learning how to keep your child fresh on mathematical concepts while enjoying the holiday breaks that they are provided throughout the school year may prove to be a challenging endeavor; however, we here at Miracle Math Coaching have several unique ideas that will aid you in this task. It is easy for kids to get…
According to statistics, there are many different advantages to having a struggling student use math tutor software. Generally speaking, a student’s unique strengths and weaknesses have the potential to be widely varied. Math is a subject where the skill levels may reach the highest point of variation. This may make it very difficult to meet…
Remember that time you were sitting in class, paying attention, taking notes, working math problems and feeling great about how to do a quadratic equation? But you went to soccer practice, came home, ate dinner and then sat down to do your homework only to realize you suddenly have no idea how to work out…
Multiplication is important, especially since it’s a skill that’s essential for Algebra down the road. If your child doesn’t like multiplication, it’s frustrating for them and for you if you don’t know how to help. Check out this cool trick for multiplying by 9 that you can use to jumpstart their interest. Tell your child…
Inspire Math Students with Action What is service learning? Service learning is different from volunteerism. Volunteerism is defined as the use of volunteer labor to do work that needs to be done. Service learning is like volunteerism in that work that needs to be done is done but in addition, there is an important academic…
Here it is: Take 3 months of summer fun with no academic work, and subtract 3 months of lost academic achievement (this is called the “Summer Slide”). What does that equal? 1 child who feels like a loser. Children who aren’t academically stimulated during the summer can lose as much as three month’s worth of…
An Ultimate Guide to Teens and Algebra Do you remember how excited your little girl was the first day she came home from school? Chances are she hopped off the bus or walked out the door with you chatting all about her day. She had the best lunch and made a new friend and she…
What you consume can strongly affect your brain functioning. From time to time, I’m going to provide one of my brain food recipes. They’re easy to put together, and they’ll make you an Einstein. Enjoy! Cranberry-Apple Crisp Cranberries top the list of antioxidant-rich foods. And as we all know, antioxidants are a superfood that help bolster our…