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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Nov 295 min read
The Case for Supplemental Education: For Bridging Knowledge Gaps
Educational needs are as diverse as the students who require them—that is, profoundly diverse. Educational systems, on the contrary, are...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Oct 314 min read
The Case for Supplemental Education: For Students Strong In Math
Some of us have kids who are quite strong in mathematics. Some will be naturally gifted—their brains just click when it comes to numbers....
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daviswebsites
Oct 14 min read
Unlocking Internalized Learning – Part III
We’ve all heard it before. Fractions, long division, scatter plots, y=mx+b, finding angles of parallelograms, HCF & LCM… “But when am I...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Aug 314 min read
Unlocking Internalized Learning - Part II
Do you learn by seeing, or by hearing? By reading, or by doing, perhaps? The leading theories today support that everyone learns across...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Jul 314 min read
Unlocking Internalized Learning: Part I
Think back to what you remember from grade school. Maybe the first things that come to mind are activities or friends or favourite...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Jun 284 min read
The Confidence Key
As math tutors, one of our greatest joys is engendering confidence in our students. A confident student is one that feels responsible for...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
May 314 min read
Belief in Oneself and Mathematical Success
We continuously emphasize at Mentorhood that every child is capable of achieving success in math studies—that math is learnable. We’ve...
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daviswebsites
Apr 303 min read
How Important Is Fun In Learning? Part II
Just how important is fun to the learning process? We believe very! As we discussed last time, ask any kid why they like their favourite...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Mar 294 min read
How Important is Fun in Learning? Part I
Ask a student what their favourite subject is, or better yet, what their favourite activity is, and you'll get a variety of answers....
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Feb 294 min read
Unique Tutoring, Unique Advantage
Ask many professional athletes and they will tell you that it was the hours spent one-on-one with a coach that set them apart from their...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Jan 304 min read
Essential Mentorship
How busy are you, on a scale of one to ten? Chances are, you won’t say less than five. It’s no secret that our pace of life these days is...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Dec 30, 20234 min read
Possibilities: Inside the Mind of a Mathematician, Part IV
Mathematics is linear, black and white, determined. Right? Or is it limitless, mysterious, even majestic? While the answer to that...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Puzzles: Inside the Mind of a Mathematician, Part III
There is little else that reveals a true mathematician in a recreational context quite like a puzzle. Whether it’s a brain teaser, a card...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Patterns: Inside the Mind of a Mathematician, Part II
We started exploring last month how we might approach problem solving in a way that’s worthy of a mathematician. Mathematicians tend to...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Sep 30, 20235 min read
Pieces: Inside the Mind of a Mathematician, Part I
Have you ever met a mathematician? Have you wondered how they got to be where they are, how incredibly smart they must have to be in...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Aug 31, 20233 min read
Learn Flexibly This Fall
Online learning became a necessity for many of our children in the past few years. While it may no longer be the only option available to...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Jul 29, 20234 min read
Coding for the Virtual Age
Welcome to the Code-iverse. Last month, we explored how inescapable technology is in our modern world. Nearly everywhere we turn for...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Jun 30, 20234 min read
Coding in the Digital Age
Extra! Extra! Code all about it! We’ve launched coding classes this summer where we can introduce your kids to the basics of coding in a...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
May 31, 20233 min read
Teaching Singapore Math at Home - Part 6
When the Basics Take Shape Few topics present such a clear link between basic beginner math skills and higher-level learning like...
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Christy - Mentorhood Math
Apr 28, 20234 min read
Teaching Singapore Math at Home - Part 5
Visualizing Fractions At Mentorhood, we employ the Singapore Math method in order to emphasize a gradual progression from concrete to...
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