Real experiences helping parents support their children with math learning – gentle, effective, stress-free.
Growing up, I dreaded every math class. Now my second-grader asks me for help and I panic. Here's what I discovered: my child doesn't need me to be good at math—they need me to care.
As a father who believed 'my child, my responsibility to teach,' I spent nearly a year trying to be my son's math tutor. Here's why that approach failed—and what actually works instead.
For a year, math homework meant crying, yelling, and exhaustion. I thought pushing harder was the answer. Then I discovered everything I was doing wrong.
Every homework session ended in tears and raised voices. After 6 months of nightly battles, I discovered a better approach that transformed both my daughter's math skills and our relationship.
Everyone said soroban would transform my son's math. I didn't believe the hype. So I tracked everything for 18 months. Here's the unfiltered truth about what soroban can and can't do.
The teacher says she's cooperative in class. But at home, she argues and cries when I help with math. I thought she was being difficult—turns out, the problem was me.
Transform boring test review sessions into engaging learning experiences. A math teacher shares game-based strategies, active review techniques, and proven methods that help students retain information and actually enjoy reviewing for exams.
A new teacher shares the raw emotions and practical lessons from her first formal classroom observation. From sleepless nights to shaking hands, discover how to survive your first observation and turn anxiety into professional growth.
A veteran teacher shares the story of her worst demonstration lesson—the day everything went wrong. Learn how professional failure became the foundation for becoming a better educator, with practical lessons for teachers facing similar challenges.