Worried about losing academic momentum during the summer break, parents often ask me “How do I get my child motived to do more homework?” But without understanding the underpinnings of homework struggle, any ‘Band-Aid’ solution just backfires. This article focuses on different stages of homework struggle, how to identify where a child is at and [...]
In terms of K-12 math, 6th- 10th are the four most important years for a child. Before 6th grade, math classes cover rudimentary arithmetic topics such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals and some fraction. Those topics mainly deal day-to-day tasks such as paying the bills, how much tiles to buy for a 2,400 [...]
Parents often come to me and say “If I had known that my child was struggling in math 3 years ago, things would have been a lot easier”. But the early signs of math struggle are easy to miss and with budget cutbacks and large class sizes, it would take a very dedicated and [...]