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...

Here at Ignite Learning Company we recently launched our very first online digital course, Word Problems Unlocked, along with other learning resources for 3rd - 6th grade students and their parents! You've asked so many great questions: "Why 3rd - 6th grade?", "What IS a digital course?", "Are...

The 2022-2023 school year is upon us, and most kids and parents are filled with both a mixture of relief and anxiety.  Kids are growing bored and ready to see their friends, chow down on those cafeteria chicken nuggets, and head to their favorite elective (or specials) classes like PE or...

These days, it is not uncommon to hear parents and teachers voicing their frustrations over Common Core Math.  Believe me, as both parent and teacher, I get it. Even though the intentions of the Common Core Curriculum were good, a generational gap in math strategies left parents and...