That time of year is upon us!  You can’t even finish eating all of the Halloween candy before feeling like the official countdown to Christmas has begun.  In that time period between  November 1st and January 3rd, students are out of school an average of 18 days as school...

Lately we have been getting questions from parents regarding whether or not to attend an upcoming parent-teacher conference and what to ask or expect if they do attend.  We have put together a list of helpful tips to help you prepare for a parent-teacher conference (with a math focus of...

At this point, most everyone in the US has settled into the school year.  Many students' math classes are wrapping up their first chapter or getting close to it, and a common theme among many parents is emerging.  It goes something like this:

My child just had their first math test...

If you take a walk around your local elementary schools, I can almost guarantee that you will be able to find posters in the classrooms that list the four basic operations of add, subtract, multiply and divide accompanied by a list of “keywords” associated with each operation.  I...

Dear Parents,

You are NOT stupid. You're brilliant. But, I would like to call out the elephant in the room: Teachers’ kids have an advantage, plain and simple. The support I have been able to provide to my youngest child seems so unfair in comparison to the support and help in math my...