It’s the perennial question from students of all ages: “When will I use this stuff?” So when tutor, Ryan faced this query (probably for the upteenth time), he took to the streets to find the answer. What he found is
Math Secret #2: You Were Born This Way (take 2)
All summer long, we’ve seen some pretty amazing research on math ability and education. We’ve been told that understanding geometric concepts may be innate and that elementary-aged students with a good sense of numeracy do better in math by the 5th grade. And yesterday
Food for Thought: 5 Ways Hurried Moms Can Make Math Easy
Boy, do I remember those early days of parenting my daughter. I was working full time, coddling a strong-willed toddler, trying to serve balanced meals, selecting great books to read to her and trying to keep my house and yard
Summer Session: What your rising first grader should know
Math for Grownups blog readers tend to fall into two camps: grownups who are not parents and really hate math (or think they’re not good at it), and parents who are worried that they’re going to pass along their math
Math for first graders
Want to know what really burns me up? Telling a kid he’s not good at math. Know what’s just as bad? Telling a mom that her kid isn’t good at math. This morning, I was early for my fitness boot