If your child struggled in math this year, summer is the perfect time to catch up and build confidence before fall.
In this blog, our math expert shares why students often fall behind, how tech tools can get in the way of real understanding, and what actually works.
Stress and anxiety don’t just affect a child’s mood — they can derail focus, confidence, and academic performance.
In this blog, Dr. Michelle Cole shares how stress impacts academics, the signs parents should look for, and practical strategies to help kids find balance.
In this blog, we unpack the latest Nation’s Report Card results and explains why student scores continue to decline.
You’ll also learn three key reasons behind these struggles and what practical steps parents can take to help their children get back on track.
Balancing the demands of academics, sports, extracurricular activities, and a social life can be daunting for students.
In this blog, we’re sharing three tested time management tips for students with jam-packed schedules who are trying to manage it all.
Be careful assuming your A or B students don’t need extra support. Thanks to grade inflation, good grades don’t always equal subject mastery.
How is the school year going for you and your family so far? It’s around this time of year that assignments can pile up, calendars can fill up, and stress can build for the entire family. Add a child’s disorganization or poor time management to the mix, and things quickly go from bad to worse. … Read more
Speaking of focusing on results over learning, this week I want to share a short excerpt from Getting Past Procrastination that addresses how you can work with your child to create a better learning environment. Whenever our kids think we only care about grades or a completed assignment, they will be tempted to take shortcuts. … Read more
“The purpose of education is not to sort kids-it’s to grow kids. Teachers need to coach and mentor, but with grades, teachers turn into judges.” That’s a quote from this Edutopia piece, which questions the value of letter grades as we look towards how we might assess students differently in the future. Although it’s unlikely … Read more
We all know that an “A” is outstanding and an “F” means failure… But what do you do if your child gets a “C”? Well, it used to be, back in the good ole’ days when we were growing up (and used to walk to and from school in the snow… uphill both ways) that … Read more
Back-to-school Day Two is in the books, and whether or not your kids are still stuck in the “Holiday Haze,” classes are right back up to speed with 2nd quarter quizzes, tests, and project due dates right around the corner… Now, before we left off in December we talked about how January can become an … Read more