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A Home School Mom's Experiencing Outsourcing Math Lessons to Mathnasium

Dec 9, 2020 | Cave Creek Blog

It s okay to outsource math in your homeschooling. Julie made it clear from our first conversation; she did not want her daughter to share the same math experience she had in school. Over a year later, she took the time to share her experience finding and..

Mathnasium Students Have an Edge at School

Dec 2, 2020 | Cave Creek Blog

You can see it in their grades, you can sense it in their attitudes and you can certainly feel it when they shoot their hand up in math class to answer a question. Mathnasium students perform better in math class. The math skills they build at Mathnasium ..

What are Mathnasium Instructors Like?

Nov 29, 2020 | Cave Creek Blog

So, what type of instructors do we hire at Mathnasium? Who will be working with your child? Will they be able to connect? Will they be qualified? These are the questions that run through parents minds before enrolling their children into our program. Vali..

Why Mathnasium Avoids Helicopter Tutoring.

Nov 19, 2020 | Cave Creek Blog

Ready for the new term of the day? Helicopter Tutoring. It happens when a tutor lingers over the shoulder of a student, not allowing them to make mistakes or think for themselves. Unfortunately, this can result in A s on homework assignments and much lowe..

Does the Way Parents Invest in Their Children Make Sense?

Nov 17, 2020 | Cave Creek Blog

Sports, music lessons, ballet are wonderful--Mathnasium is supportive of children developing many different skills. Let's make that clear.  However, importantly, a recent article highlighting Ameritrade's annual study on household..

Does Mathnasium Compete Against Schools? No. We Work With Them!

Nov 12, 2020 | Cave Creek Blog

Math teachers are amazing, work incredibly hard and make a huge impact in the community--if only we could clone them! Mathnasium (albeit less sci-fi than a cloning machine) is a proven program to help your child build math skills, whether that be ..

Yes, this really happens (a lot).

Nov 11, 2020 | Cave Creek Blog

PLEASE can I go to Mathnasium? Sounds like we're making this up, right? Honestly, we regularly have parents ask us what we're doing to make their kids beg to come to Mathnasium. "How on earth do you make math so fun?!" they a..

Hard Work Builds Big Math Muscles: watch us flex!

Nov 8, 2020 | Cave Creek Blog

I'm not sure where the idea that math is different than other extracurricular activities started. In fact, it's much the same. Whether math, piano, basketball, learning a second language, or any other skill, mastery takes regular, appropriate prac..