Parental Engagement Archives - Page 3 of 10

November 29, 2019

How to Teach Math Even If You HATE It (Like Me!)

Despite the fact that I work for Demme Learning, math is one of my least favorite subjects. In fact, it was probably the greatest barrier for me

November 22, 2019

Math anxiety can be hard to distinguish. When your student is suffering, it’s easy to overlook the signs and label it as laziness or an unwillingness

November 8, 2019

Kids ARE Writing... Most of us want our kids to have basic writing skills, yet we often place too much emphasis on what medium our kids should be

December 3, 2018

Did you know that Iceland is the leading European country for cleanest-living teens? The World Economic Forum reports: The percentage of 15- and

November 26, 2018

One of the most memorable memories recounted in Augustine’s Confessions is the story of how as a youth, he and his friends stole pears from their

November 12, 2018

A 2018 Pew Research Center survey has found that parents think teens spend too much time on their phones, and teens agree. The Atlantic

September 24, 2018

What Are Algorithms? Algorithms are the invisible track guiding our interactions with technology and social media. These algorithms are often really

September 4, 2018

The Atlantic magazine has called Tristan Harris “the closest thing Silicon Valley has to a conscience” for his work as the former Design Ethicist at

August 7, 2018

You don’t have to look very hard to realize that math is around us all the time and impacts our lives on a daily basis. Your students may not realize