The high school experience of most students is placed on the knife edge of blooming puberty. It also has to face the pressure of performing better in many academic and co-curricular activities. High school is the time that coincides with the time when growing children become more aware or conscious of their personalities. They search … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. Learning geometry is an important step towards building logical-mathematical intelligence in a person. The students are introduced first to it at the primary level; when it is called early geometry. But, things change as the student reaches the high school stage. And, … Read more
Mathematics is divided into four main branches – Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Probability, and Statistics. Calculus and trigonometry are other important branches of the subject. As a beginner, students may find it nerve-wracking to keep with the challenges of these subjects. They may want to know about books, courses, workshops, solutions to problems, other resources, etc. … Read more
Why do adults need to know about Reading Comprehension? Yes, looking at the topic, this question might come across your mind. Actually, it is not always due to learning disabilities; first of all, let me tell you that! English is a global language. And, there are a whole lot of non-English speaking nations where this … Read more
“Why the hell did anybody invent calculus? And where will I apply it?” I wish we could tell something convincingly about it right at the school level! Mostly, the subjects taught in school are preparing us for something that is going to be used in quite the distant future. Hence, convincing kids about the utility … Read more
The human brain is estimated to be a master pattern recognizer; AI Expert Ray Kurzweil at least stands firmly by this premise and has based an entire book on it. In this book, he mentions that humans learn due to process and repeat process information. Whenever they see any pattern, they make it a benchmark … Read more
Every child is born unique. Their speciality may be different, and so can be their learning requirements. When it comes to designing an educational curriculum, mostly national intelligence average calculated from a random set of people is taken into account. But, what if not all students meet that intelligence criterion? The problem did come to … Read more
A letter is the smallest unit of the English language, and each has a corresponding sound. When you learn to read, you need to learn how to break the words into letter sounds and blend them to produce correct pronunciation. This ability to break words into letter sounds and blend them back stems from phonics … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. If you see children counting the chocolates or gifts they receive on Birthdays, you may appreciate the importance of teaching counting. As the count of goodies (their just-found manipulatives) increases, the grin gets broader. Have you ever thought about what is actually … Read more
Please Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure (link) for more info. ‘Reading the instructions on the exam paper gave me shivers down the spine; I almost forgot everything I knew.’ Have you ever gone through this kind of trauma? If yes, you are facing reading struggles for sure; root cause may be lying … Read more