As parents, we all want to see our children excel in school. Some children are great at motivating themselves, while others need a push to catch up or even a little help to accelerate beyond their ...

Recently here on the GeekDad blog I wrote about a survey that the Intel Corporation had done that showed that many parents would rather talk to their kids about drugs than about math or science. It ...

"I can't finish my cram school homework again today."Watching the clock, you might find yourself saying, "Hurry up and get it ...

Photo: Tabtor Math The fifth-grader who just last year was at least one grade behind in math is now a year ahead and helping his classmates. Sebastian Johnson’s grasp and meteoric understanding of ...

Throughout my high school career, homework was the bane of my existence. Admittedly, I probably should have had a tutor in a subject or two, but I never made the effort to do so and it showed in my ...

In today’s digital classrooms, the iPhone has become one of the most versatile study tools ever made. Students use it for note-taking, reading, and attending virtual classes—but when it comes to ...

SAN ANTONIO – A recent study by the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study showed math scores for U.S. students between fourth and eighth grade are declining. Part of the problem is ...

Tutoring is probably one of the oldest teaching methods. In ancient Greece, in the time of Plato and Socrates, the children of the wealthy were educated individually or in small groups by masters or ...