April 19, 2013

Common Math Misconceptions

If someone struggles in math, there are often three misconceptions to which people will point as an explanation. The first misconception is that people divide into categories that classify them as inherently “either good or bad at math.” People mistakenly believe that math fluency and understanding is a fixed  ”talent” or ability that can only… Read more »

April 5, 2013

Why You Should Consider Summer Tutoring for Your Student

Every year at this time, parents begin thinking about and planning for the activities that they want their children to participate in for the upcoming summer.  As we are educators, it should come as no surprise that we think that a summer tutoring program is one activity that should be considered for part of your… Read more »

March 21, 2013

Bullying Redux

In a prior post, we touched on bullying and some things to consider if having to contend with a bullying situation.  In this post we revisit bullying and start to consider some additional information.  We will blog on this some more and get specific in future posts. Contrary to what you might think due to… Read more »

February 22, 2013

When A Failure May Be A Success

A recent piece in The Atlantic Magazine, Why Parents Need To Let Their Children Fail, touches on the non-content related goals of education and ways that overzealous parents can sometimes short-circuit them.  The gist of the article, that the possibility of occasional failure must be allowed by parents, caused us to again reflect on the… Read more »

February 8, 2013

How Effective Are Your Study Techniques?

Not all study techniques are created equal and many traditional techniques are not as effective as we believe.  At least, that’s the result of a new scholarly article recently published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest. The study takes a scientific, measured, and psychological approach to how students study and determines for most students… Read more »

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