Math Wars!! Episode 1 – The Calculator Debate

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Nov. 18, 2014) Believe it or not, if you Google the term “Math Wars” today you will find over 32,000,000 hits in under 30 seconds. How can it be that something seemingly so matter- of-fact as math can be involved in a war? It is not the “what” of math that creates so […]

Sound familiar? The Kitchen Table Math Story…

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 2, 2014) One of the most common and regularly heard stories is what I call “The Kitchen Table Math Story.”  The players are different, but the plot is basically the same, and has been as long as I have been involved in math.  My story was no different… Scene 1 – Math homework: […]

Free Multiplication Madness events at Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath

Free Multiplication Madness events at Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath

Math center helps children learn multiplication facts during free Friday sessions this fall ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 1, 2014) Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath is hosting its 4th annual Multiplication Madness, a free event offered each fall for children in second through sixth grade. “This is a great opportunity for students in the Rockwall area community to hone their […]

How do we overcome innumeracy? Let us count the ways…

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 19, 2014) Innumeracy, the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy, has been a much discussed problem in educational circles for many years. American students do not score well on international ratings in Math and Science, thus TAAKS, STAAR, Common Core and other programs have been developed in an effort to address this problem. As parents, […]

Yeah! Summer’s here, so there’s no more math!

ROCKWALL, TX (June 27, 2014) For the last couple of weeks, the happy faces of our students have been a sure sign that summer is here. With the assurance that there is no need for math now, children officially begin the process of forgetting much of what they learned during the previous school year. In […]

Math test-taking strategies to boost confidence

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (May 11, 2014) Test anxiety can easily undermine the hard work students have invested throughout the year, lowering their scores on standardized tests and jeopardizing their chances to take advanced classes or enroll in the schools of their choice. Reducing test anxiety can help prevent this. Students can reduce anxiety by reviewing the […]

Making math make sense to children

ROCKWALL, HEATH (March 20, 2014) By the time parents seek math help for their child, they have usually run into difficulties explaining the math concepts that their child is encountering in school or topics they are trying to teach them in a home school environment. The majority of their efforts have been met with frustration, […]

HELP! The STAAR is coming!

ROCKWALL / HEATH (January 28, 2014) While most states are transitioning to the national Common Core standardized tests,Texas parents are faced with helping their children succeed at the STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness.) STAAR is more difficult than TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills), which has been the standard up till […]

How to conquer a Math Beast

ROCKWALL (November 8, 2013) Quick! What is 2/3 of 240 6/229? This is the type of problem that can cause a student to dread math. Just the thought of the computations involved is enough to frighten even the bravest young mathematician.  Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers! Ugh! Solving this problem will probably take a little […]

How to conquer a Math Beast

How to conquer a Math Beast

(ROCKWALL – October 26, 2013)  Quick! What is 2/3 of 240 6/229? This is the type of problem that can cause a student to dread math. Just the thought of the computations involved is enough to frighten even the bravest young mathematician.  Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers! Ugh! Solving this problem will probably take a […]