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Activity Alert: Number Sense Workout! (Fractions)

May 10, 2023 | Parker Blog

With the end of the school year nearing, students tend to disengage from their studies. You might also find they are not receiving enough schoolwork to keep them busy as the excitement for summer builds. It s important that kids continue to practice the m..

Different Ways Attorneys Use Math

Apr 30, 2019 | Parker Blog

When you think of an attorney you know, you might think of someone who is verbally strong. They can talk their way into and out of many situations and they often win arguments as a result of their verbal skills and ability to read people. Most of us then ..

What Can You Do With a Math Degree?

Apr 2, 2019 | Parker Blog

When kids think about what they want to be when they grow up, they may day dream about becoming an athlete or a musician or maybe a firemen or hairdresser. While all of those professions require some amount of math to be used, they don’t require math degr..

The Method Behind the (March) Madness

Mar 26, 2019 | Parker Blog

It’s that time of the year where 68 National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball teams will compete in 63 games over the next several weeks to see who becomes the 2019 NCAA basketball champion, also known as March Madness. Many people love to watch..

Coding and Math: The Perfect Pair

Mar 5, 2019 | Parker Blog

Technology is a way of the world these days. Whether it’s a phone, tablet, computer, television, or gaming device, you’d be hard pressed to find someone that didn’t spend some time per day using technology. The amount of time kids spend with technology is..

Letâ€s Count the Ways Math is Used in Everyday Life

Feb 18, 2019 | Parker Blog

It may not seem possible, but math is a part of daily lives, tasks and recreation. Whether we’re cleaning the house, making dinner, listening to music, grocery shopping or doing many other routine actives, math is right there along with us! Don’t belie..

Math and STEM Scholarships To Help Your Student Stay Out of Debt

Jan 28, 2019 | Parker Blog

Unfortunately, student loan debt is at an all-time high. Many more students are attending college, and opening up their pocketbooks to do so. High school graduation is such an exciting time of year for seniors, but, understanding the mound of debt that ca..

Police Officers' New Secret Power: Math

Dec 21, 2018 | Parker Blog

We all at some level realize “why” we need to learn math. Even though they’re not always everyone’s favorite, word problems allow us to connect real world application to math. Whether that be finding out how much a trip to grocery store will cost, the exp..

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