DianaE2022-11-16T22:02:14+11:00Posted in Parent Advice, Primary School Learning
When it comes to math, vocabulary is a very important factor. Some teachers and tutors can spend so much time focusing on the functions and formulas, and disregard some of the basic WORDS that make up those formulas. If students don’t know that “finding the sum” means to ..
DianaE2022-10-31T18:07:11+11:00Posted in Parent Advice, Problem Solving & Independence
As students in the lower level grades prepare for the shift into higher order math classes, algebra can sometimes be overwhelming and frightening for students who have had no experience with it before. “Math is hard enough with just numbers,” many students complain, “now what will we do ..
DianaE2022-10-29T00:53:10+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Parent Advice, Study Habits
Dear Parents, As you’re going through your child’s school work, do you notice the margins of their notes are filled with doodles? Drawings, phases, shapes, squiggly lines that lead to nowhere? Before you jump on your child about needing to spend more time focusing on the ..
DianaE2022-10-31T18:08:28+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Motivation & Interest, Parent Advice, Senior & High School Learning
Millions of teens around the world find excitement and pride in landing their first after school job. Whether it is as a lifeguard at a community pool, scooping ice cream in the local ice cream shop, or folding clothes at their favorite boutique, having a job is a ..
DianaE2023-06-29T17:03:41+10:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Motivation & Interest, Parent Advice
Some middle school students go through a weird phase in which they seem like they are eating their parents out of house and home. Growing teenagers seem to have a insatiable appetite, and can be found in the kitchen more often than not.If this sounds like your middle ..
DianaE2022-11-30T01:21:35+11:00Posted in Motivation & Interest, Parent Advice, Primary School Learning
If you have a son, more than likely you’ve had enough robots, pirates, dinosaurs and trucks to last you a lifetime. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a list of even more activities that boys will love and that will foster their love and understanding for everything math ..
Gene2022-10-29T00:37:55+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Parent Advice, Primary School Learning, Student Advice
What do the White House, the Eifle Tower and the Taj Mahal have in common? Yes they are geographical landmarks, and yes they are magnificent and impressive, but they also have something else in common. They all started with a strong, solid foundation. A beautiful building is nothing ..
DianaE2022-10-31T17:34:19+11:00Posted in Parent Advice, Remembering Stuff
Your brain, just like your heart or your lungs or your biceps, is a muscle, and becomes stronger when it is used regularly. You may be familiar with exercises that strengthen your biceps, or workouts that keep your heart strong, but you may not be as familiar with ..
DianaE2022-10-31T17:36:34+11:00Posted in Parent Advice, Starting Tutoring
Many parents struggle with knowing how to help their children who are having a hard time with math. If the parents are not math aficionados, helping their children with high-level math can cause stress in the relationship and end up doing more harm than good. Parents who love ..
DianaE2022-10-31T19:26:27+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Parent Advice
Carol had tried everything when it came to helping her middle school daughter Claire understand her math homework. As if teenage girls and their moms don’t have enough to butt heads about, trying to figure out the math homework became a nightly battle, and nobody was winning. ..
