You’ve spent the past thirty days helping your child focus on academic performance to improve grades. Pull out your goal chart from day one...
Better Grades
Curiosity is an important component for learning. Engaged learners are not content with the information presented by the teacher in class. Engaged...
You helped your child discover his or her learning style a few weeks ago. Go back and see how he or she scored in terms of intrapersonal or...
No matter how hard a student studies, some concepts are so abstract that they can be difficult to grasp. This doesn’t mean that they...
Learning should be fun. Today’s emphasis on standardized test scores, however, place emphasis on rigid standards, accountability, and competition...
Some teachers provide study guides; others don’t. Primary students who are dabbling in their first science or social studies tests usually...
Some students (and parents) who want to boost grades go straight for the extra credit. While the thought is understandable, it’s misguided...
How many times has your child brought a study guide home the night before the test? Does it drive you nuts? Teachers who send a study guide home the...
Explore intersectionality. By helping your child find the connections between each subject, you can help make learning easier, deeper, and more...
“I couldn’t do my homework because I had to go somewhere.” Sometimes this is a legitimate excuse. Most times it’s a cop out. For the most...
As a parent, you can only do so much to help your child improve—he or she needs to do the rest. Part of that means knowing when and how to ask for...
Time is precious, and homework often feels like an eternity. Add more than one kid to the mix and it can become an endurance session for the parents...
