by Beth Holmes | Nov 25, 2023 | News, Student Issues
Dyscalculia and other math disabilities may be more common than ever know, but schools haven’t been testing for them. The U.S. education system doesn’t have a good track record with learning disabilities. What resources there are has primarily focused on...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 10, 2023 | News, Student Issues
Test scores are one way to curb the effects of bias in schools, and Texas is using that to get more kids into advanced classes like math. In most schools, advance courses are opt-in, with some hoops to jump through. A family has to know they’re available and...
by Sarah Green | Mar 21, 2018 | Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
When we decide to homeschool, it’s important to evaluate our own shortfalls as teachers. Everyone has an area of interest, and that’s wonderful, but it’s so very important not to let our children be left behind in topics we don’t like or...
by Sarah Green | Feb 20, 2017 | News, Student Issues
Helping kids get better at math is a struggle for many teachers and parents, not to mention the students themselves. However, it seems like there might be a secret weapon that most of us didn’t expect: physical activity. A study from the University of Copenhagen has...
by Sarah Green | Nov 30, 2016 | Student Issues
In the late 1990s, it became apparent that there was a gender gap in math achievement among American students. A study performed in the 1998-1999 school year found that girls were falling behind in math as early as kindergarten, with the gap widening as they aged...
