Irvine, CA- When did you lose interest in math?  Never had any?  Maybe, but Eugenia Francis knows exactly when it started to happen to her son.  The moment?  The dread rite of passage all children face:  the multiplication tables. As her son struggled with endless drills, Francis realized there had to be a better way.  Why not learn the multiplication tables in context of one another and emphasize the commutative property (i.e. 4 x 6 is the... Read more

-- Sprinter? Traveler? Quiz Helps Parents Tailor Homework Strategies for Success -- BALTIMORE, November 17, 2009 – With the school year’s first quarter completed in most communities, report cards have recently been mailed home to parents.  Parents disappointed with their child’s grades still have time to take action to help their children achieve academic success, say the education experts from Sylvan Learning, the leading provider of in-center... Read more

If you are a parent, you know how important a good education is for your child.  You likely also feel the pressure placed on your student to excel in the classroom and strive to be ‘the best.’  It seems that schools across the board are in competition to determine who can produce the greatest number of Einsteins each year.  It’s not enough to bring home a good report card any more.  Students and teachers alike are now under the gun to ace the variou... Read more

Too many bright young math students spend their time sitting through lessons aimed at struggling classmates, and completing problem after problem on concepts they already mastered.  These students quickly conclude that math is boring. Parents need to take the initiative and find appropriately challenging substitute assignments for their child to work on in class. Students who can learn independently would enjoy working through the book, The Ten Things All ... Read more